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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 124, No. 11S

Articles | May 01, 1968

Hysteria and Depression: The Frequency and Significance of Hysterical Personality Features in Hospitalized Depressed Women

AARON LAZARE; GERALD L. KLERMAN

Am J Psychiatry 1968;124:48-56.

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Teaching fellow, Department of psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, Conn. 06519

Clinical associate in psychiatry, Department of psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, Conn. 06519, director of clinical services, Connecticut Mental Health Center

American Psychiatric Association, 1968

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Lack of clarity of definition has contributed to the difficulty in studying the phenomena of hysteria and depression. The authors, by devising a reliable measure for the hysterical personality and by using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, have attempted to study the frequency and significance of hysterical personality features in hospitalized depressed women.

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