A clinical note on hysterical psychosis



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Am J Psychiatry 1979; 136:830-832
Copyright © 1979 by American Psychiatric Association

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A clinical note on hysterical psychosis

JO Cavenar Jr, JL Sullivan and AA Maltbie

The authors review the concept of hysterical psychosis and its reported psychodynamics. They suggest a psychodynamic issue that apparently has not been previously reported, namely, emotions engendered by an overt sexual advance or rage and disappointment over a lack of a sexual advance. This finding can be most helpful in distinguishing a case of hysterical psychosis from an acute schizophrenic episode.

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