Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:917-918
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
Globus hystericus syndrome responsive to antidepressants
SR Brown, JM Schwartz, P Summergrad and MA Jenike
Three patients with globus hystericus responded to antidepressant
medication. The authors discuss the syndrome's relationship to major
depression, its diagnostic classification, and its treatment.