Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Hysteria

Known as: SOMATIZATION DISORDER HYSTERIA, Hysteria [Disease/Finding], Hysteria, unspecified 
Historical term for a chronic, but fluctuating, disorder beginning in early life and characterized by recurrent and multiple somatic complaints not… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

26 relations
Adjustment reactionCatalepsyConversion disorderDissociative disorder

Narrower (5)

Dissociative AmnesiaDissociative HysteriaGlobus HystericusHysterical Neuroses

Broader (3)

Mental disordersPersonality DisordersSomatoform Disorder

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Clinical study of the relation of borderline personality disorder to Briquet's syndrome (hysteria), somatization disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and substance abuse disorders.
OBJECTIVE The criteria for borderline personality disorder seem to select patients with very high rates of Briquet's syndrome… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Elevated MMPI scores for hypochondriasis, depression, and hysteria in patients with rheumatoid arthritis reflect disease rather than psychological status.
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scales for Hypochondriasis, Depression, and Hysteria were studied in… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
A neuropsychological study of the stable syndrome of hysteria.
Ten patients with the stable syndrome of hysteria were matched for age, sex, handedness, and full-scale WAIS IQ with ten controls… 
1981
1981
Chronic factitious disorder with physical symptoms (the Munchausen syndrome).
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Gender, hemispheric specialization and psychopathology.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Psychopathology in adopted-away offspring of biologic parents with antisocial behavior.
A study of 246 adoptees aged 10 to 37 years separated at birth from biologic parents is used to study genetic heritability of… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Hysteria and antisocial behavior: further evidence of an association.
The authors report on a controlled comparison of women with hysteria and women with anxiety neurosis that confirms other work… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Psychiatric illness and female criminality: the role of sociopathy and hysteria in the antisocial woman.
A systematic psychiatric study was carried out with a group of convicted women felons. All the women received at least one… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
A Family and Marital Study of Hysteria
This paper reports the results of a psychiatric study of the families and husbands of patients with hysteria. In a series of… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The Prevalence of Hysteria and Conversion Symptoms
Since 1962, a series of studies have appeared in the psychiatric literature which define hysteria with increasing precision… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)