Hysteria: A clinical and sociodemographic profile of 40 patients admitted to a Teaching Hospital, 1985-1995

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 (1985-95). The female:male ratio was 3:1,...

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 1997-01, Vol.17 (1), p.35-38
Main Authors: Al-Habeeb, T A, Al-Zaid, K, Abdul Rahim, F el A, Al-Faris, E A
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Language:English
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Summary: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 (1985-95). 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.
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.1997.35