Hysteria and Related Mental Disorders : An Approach to Psychological Medicine

Hysteria and Related Mental Disorders: An Approach to Psychological Medicine deals with the problems of diagnosis and their bearing on management and treatment of hysteria and related hysteriform conditions. This book is composed of 16 chapters, and starts with a description of the etiology and psychopathology of hysteria. These topics are followed by intensive discussions on the clinical manifestations and diagnosis of hysteria and related mental disorders, including neurosis, psychosis, schizophrenia, and multiple personality. Other chapters consider the nature of dissociative phenomena from a structural and dynamic point of view, as well as its significance in understanding the etiology of ego disorders. This book also looks into some aspects of language development, the conversion process, and the features of hysteria as a communicative disorder. The last chapters present several medical cases illustrating the differences between conversion hysteria and psychophysiologic autonomic disorder. These chapters also deal with the types of psychotherapy for hysteria. This book is of great value to psychologists, neurologists, clinicians, and psychotherapists. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ifc1 Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v PREFACE , Pages vii-viii Inside Front Cover , Page xi CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY , Pages 1-7 CHAPTER II - AETIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF HYSTERIA , Pages 8-16,16a,16b,17-32,32a,32b,33-35 CHAPTER III - CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYSTERIA IN INDIAN AND IN BRITISH SOLDIERS , Pages 36-40 CHAPTER IV - THE DIFFERENTIATION OF CONVERSION HYSTERIA FROM ORGANIC DISEASE , Pages 41-56,56a,56b,56c,56d,57-74 CHAPTER V - NEUROSIS AND PSYCHOSIS , Pages 75-80 CHAPTER VI - SCHIZOPHRENIA , Pages 81-92 CHAPTER VII - THE DIFFERENTIATION OF HYSTERIA FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA , Pages 93-100 CHAPTER VIII - HYSTERIA AND HYPNOID STATES , Pages 101-119 CHAPTER IX - MULTIPLE PERSONALITY , Pages 120-126 CHAPTER X - THE ACCIDENT-PRONE INDIVIDUAL , Pages 127-134 CHAPTER XI - THE CONCEPT OF DISSOCIATION , Pages 135-145 CHAPTER XII - DISSOCIATION AND COMMUNICATION , Pages 146-152,152a,152b,153-159 CHAPTER XIII - THE SYNDROME OF GILLES DE LA TOURETTE , Pages 160-168 CHAPTER XIV - SYMBOLS, AFFECTS, AND LANGUAGE , Pages 169-203 CHAPTER XV - THE DIFFERENTIATION OF CONVERSION HYSTERIA FROM PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC AUTONOMIC DISORDER , Pages 204-220 CHAPTER XVI - PSYCHOTHERAPY , Pages 221-246 BIBLIOGRAPHY , Pages 247-260 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 261-276 INDEX OF PROPER NAMES , Pages 277-279