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CONVERSION SYMPTOMS IN CRIMINALS

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.121.6.580

The clinical and social characteristics of criminals with conversion symptoms are noted and compared to those of other criminals. The possible association between hysteria and sociopathic personality is considered briefly.

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