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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 124, No. 5

Articles | November 01, 1967

Astasia-Abasia: A Report of Two Cases at West Point

HARVEY M. HAMMER

Am J Psychiatry 1967;124:671-674.

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Staff psychiatrist at the Morristown Memorial Hospital

1967-68, American Psychiatric Association

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Astasia-abasia, an uncommon and severe conversion reaction, was seen in two first-year West Point cadets. The author interprets the appearance of this disturbance as an extreme, primitive defense against the acute stresses experienced by a new cadet at the academy.

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