Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Hysteria: Clinical and Theoretical Perspectives

Patients with striking physical symptoms suggestive of a neurological disease, but no evidence of nervous system damage are typically labelled as suffering from "hysterical conversion". Despite claims that conversion disorders have disappeared from clinical practice, patients with conversion symptoms continue to present diagnostic conundrums to clinicians. The disorder accounts for 4% of all referrals to neurology services. This book covers aspects...

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019263254X
• ISBN13: 9780192632548
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.2"