Hysteria, the Hysterical Personality and "Hysterical" Conversion

Chodoff, Paul; Lyons, H. G.

doi:10.1176/ajp.114.8.734

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“…The finding of an association between hysterical personality disorder and a specific type of hysterical neurosis would be contrary to the outcome of other recent studies (2,7,13). It may be that the recognition of such traits makes the diagnosis of hysteria in young women presenting with seizure disorders more likely.…”

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The Etiology of Hysterical Seizures

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1975

Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal

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Four patients have been described who were believed to be suffering from hysterical attacks. The recent literature on hysterical seizures has been examined and the four new patients were added to two other reported series to provide a profile of 25 cases. Preceding or accompanying physical illness was a common finding, and 32 percent of subjects had a previous history of neurological disease. The existence of a substrate of CNS damage is supported by the finding of EEG abnormalities in 40 percent of patients. In other ways the cases resembled classical descriptions of subjects liable to hysterical illness. The operation of either dissociative or conversion mechanisms during the attacks was difficult to demonstrate, and suggestion was sometimes the only factor found to account for the form of the symptoms. Further studies to examine the nature of the relationship between brain damage and hysterical disorders appear justified.

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The Etiology of Hysterical Seizures

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“…14 In 1958, Chodoff and Lyons held the view that hysterical personality was commonly seen in females, while hysterical conversion was seen mostly in males. 3 Though this opinion could be true for the hysterical personality, conversion still seems to affect females in Arab society, as men have more advantages and do not have to adopt the sick role. 13 Although our figure seems to be similar to what was found in western societies, the explanation may be different.…”

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“…An alternative behavioral model has been suggested in which conversion symptoms are considered as a form of nonverbal communication. [3][4][5] A version of this model is seen in studies stressing the interpersonal behaviors of hysterical patients and their impact on the receiver. 6 The concept of hysteria has undergone repeated changes and even its validity as a psychiatric entity has been questioned.…”

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Hysteria: A Clinical and Sociodemographic Profile of 40 Patients Admitted to a Teaching Hospital, 1985-1995

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Ann Saudi Med

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This is a retrospective clinical study of 40 inpatients diagnosed as suffering from hysteria, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III-R), admitted to King Khalid University Hospital at Riyadh over a period of 10 years . The female:male ratio was 3:1, 80% were less than 30 years of age and 60% were single. Hysterical conversion was the most common type (95%), whereas hysterical dissociation was rare (2.5%). A stressful situation preceded the onset of symptoms in 62.5% of the cases. Twenty-five percent of the patients were clinically depressed. The typical histrionic personality was rare.

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“…Las nosografías actuales carecen de un glosario preciso y ordenado de sicopatología fenomenológica (1,22), sino de un enfoque multiepistemológico: psicoanalítico, existencial, biológico, etc (23,24,25). Somos de la opinión que el concepto básico para el diagnóstico de dicho trastorno, es el de la transformación de un conflicto emocional inconsciente en una alteración orgánica o en una alteración funcional (18,26,27,28). Las nosografías vigentes por evitar recurrir a la psicología analítica en la descripción de la histeria, la disfrazan de tal manera que generan una confusión mayor que la propia teoría pudiese producir.…”

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Las interconsultas psiquiátricas: Análisis y comparaciones.

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Rev Med Hered

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Hysteria, the Hysterical Personality and "Hysterical" Conversion

Cited by 259 publications

References 5 publications

The Etiology of Hysterical Seizures

The Etiology of Hysterical Seizures

Hysteria: A Clinical and Sociodemographic Profile of 40 Patients Admitted to a Teaching Hospital, 1985-1995

Las interconsultas psiquiátricas: Análisis y comparaciones.

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