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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 124, No. 2

Articles | August 01, 1967

Hysterical Psychosis: The Cross-Cultural Evidence

L. L. LANGNESS

Am J Psychiatry 1967;124:143-152.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. 60201

1967-68, American Psychiatric Association

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While the term "hysterical psychosis" appears to have been used in the literature on cross-cultural psychopathology partly because of nosological difficulties, the author feels that it may describe a widely distributed type of abnormal behavior. He believes the hysterical psychoses are particularly amenable to interdisciplinary research.

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