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Hysteria

MedGen UID:
5723
•Concept ID:
C0020701
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A psychological state of emotional lability characterized by irrational behavior. This is a colloquial term that is not commonly used in clinical medicine. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial impact of COVID-19.
Dubey S, Biswas P, Ghosh R, Chatterjee S, Dubey MJ, Chatterjee S, Lahiri D, Lavie CJ
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):779-788. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.035. PMID: 32526627Free PMC Article
Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893): A Treatment Approach Gone Astray?
Walusinski O
Eur Neurol 2017;78(5-6):296-306. Epub 2017 Oct 26 doi: 10.1159/000481940. PMID: 29073632
History of physical and 'moral' treatment of hysteria.
Broussolle E, Gobert F, Danaila T, Thobois S, Walusinski O, Bogousslavsky J
Front Neurol Neurosci 2014;35:181-97. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1159/000360242. PMID: 25273500

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Phenomenon of Nightclub Shots: Mass Psychogenic Disease?
Delhaye M, Zdanowicz N
Psychiatr Danub 2023 Oct;35(Suppl 2):160-163. PMID: 37800220
Modern-Day Relics of Psychiatry.
Tripathi S, Messias E, Spollen J, Salomon RM
J Nerv Ment Dis 2019 Sep;207(9):701-704. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001059. PMID: 31464983
Jumping Frenchmen, Miryachit, and Latah: Culture-Specific Hyperstartle-Plus Syndromes.
Lanska DJ
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:122-131. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475700. PMID: 29151096
Mass hysteria revisited.
Balaratnasingam S, Janca A
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2006 Mar;19(2):171-4. doi: 10.1097/01.yco.0000214343.59872.7a. PMID: 16612198
The atypical psychoses.
Manschreck TC, Petri M
Cult Med Psychiatry 1978 Sep;2(3):233-68. doi: 10.1007/BF00051006. PMID: 710173

Diagnosis

Affective Permeability: On Hysteria and Atmospheres.
Esposito CM, Stanghellini G
Psychopathology 2024;57(1):63-69. Epub 2023 Dec 18 doi: 10.1159/000535188. PMID: 38109874Free PMC Article
The Most Hysterical Psychoanalyst.
Webster J
J Am Psychoanal Assoc 2023 Oct;71(5):907-931. doi: 10.1177/00030651231209737. PMID: 38140963
The Hysteric and the HSP.
Rampelli M
J Med Humanit 2023 Jun;44(2):145-165. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s10912-022-09748-z. PMID: 36098943
Traumatic Hystero-Neurasthenia in Professor Charcot's Leçons du Mardi.
Yrondi A, Taib S, Dupuch L, Schmitt L, Very E, Birmes P
J Nerv Ment Dis 2019 Sep;207(9):799-804. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001093. PMID: 31464991
Hysteria.
Reed JL
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:141-9. PMID: 1102011

Therapy

The misogyny of iron deficiency.
Dugan C, MacLean B, Cabolis K, Abeysiri S, Khong A, Sajic M, Richards T; Women's Health research Collaborative
Anaesthesia 2021 Apr;76 Suppl 4:56-62. doi: 10.1111/anae.15432. PMID: 33682094
Mold and Human Health: a Reality Check.
Borchers AT, Chang C, Eric Gershwin M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017 Jun;52(3):305-322. doi: 10.1007/s12016-017-8601-z. PMID: 28299723
Passiflora incarnata L.: ethnopharmacology, clinical application, safety and evaluation of clinical trials.
Miroddi M, Calapai G, Navarra M, Minciullo PL, Gangemi S
J Ethnopharmacol 2013 Dec 12;150(3):791-804. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.047. PMID: 24140586
"Fibrositis" syndrome.
Rice JR
Med Clin North Am 1986 Mar;70(2):455-68. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30963-4. PMID: 3512933
Spasmodic torticollis: a behavioral perspective.
Martin PR
J Behav Med 1982 Jun;5(2):249-73. doi: 10.1007/BF00844813. PMID: 6752420

Prognosis

Functional sensory symptoms.
Stone J, Vermeulen M
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;139:271-281. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801772-2.00024-2. PMID: 27719847
Research on religion, spirituality, and mental health: a review.
Koenig HG
Can J Psychiatry 2009 May;54(5):283-91. doi: 10.1177/070674370905400502. PMID: 19497160
"Fibrositis" syndrome.
Rice JR
Med Clin North Am 1986 Mar;70(2):455-68. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30963-4. PMID: 3512933
Hypochondriacal states.
Kenyon FE
Br J Psychiatry 1976 Jul;129:1-14. doi: 10.1192/bjp.129.1.1. PMID: 779913
Hysteria.
Reed JL
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:141-9. PMID: 1102011

Clinical prediction guides

The girls of La Salpêtrière.
Walusinski O
Front Neurol Neurosci 2014;35:65-77. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1159/000359993. PMID: 25273490
Passiflora incarnata L.: ethnopharmacology, clinical application, safety and evaluation of clinical trials.
Miroddi M, Calapai G, Navarra M, Minciullo PL, Gangemi S
J Ethnopharmacol 2013 Dec 12;150(3):791-804. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.047. PMID: 24140586
Yawning?
Schiller F
J Hist Neurosci 2002 Dec;11(4):392-401. doi: 10.1076/jhin.11.4.392.8540. PMID: 12557656
"Fibrositis" syndrome.
Rice JR
Med Clin North Am 1986 Mar;70(2):455-68. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30963-4. PMID: 3512933
Defining malingering.
Gorman WF
J Forensic Sci 1982 Apr;27(2):401-7. PMID: 7047677

Recent systematic reviews

Hypnosis and suggestion as interventions for functional neurological disorder: A systematic review.
Connors MH, Quinto L, Deeley Q, Halligan PW, Oakley DA, Kanaan RA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2024 Jan-Feb;86:92-102. Epub 2023 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.12.006. PMID: 38154334
Personality in Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Bottiroli S, Renzi A, Ballante E, De Icco R, Sances G, Tanzilli A, Vecchi T, Tassorelli C, Galli F
Pain Res Manag 2023;2023:6685372. Epub 2023 Aug 28 doi: 10.1155/2023/6685372. PMID: 37671122Free PMC Article
Personality and insomnia: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.
Akram U, Stevenson JC, Gardani M, Allen S, Johann AF
J Sleep Res 2023 Dec;32(6):e14031. Epub 2023 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/jsr.14031. PMID: 37654128
Research on religion, spirituality, and mental health: a review.
Koenig HG
Can J Psychiatry 2009 May;54(5):283-91. doi: 10.1177/070674370905400502. PMID: 19497160
Systematic review of misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms and "hysteria".
Stone J, Smyth R, Carson A, Lewis S, Prescott R, Warlow C, Sharpe M
BMJ 2005 Oct 29;331(7523):989. Epub 2005 Oct 13 doi: 10.1136/bmj.38628.466898.55. PMID: 16223792Free PMC Article

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