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Hysterical Conversion: a Prognostic Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. B. Hafeiz
H. B. Hafeiz*
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PO Box 102, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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This is a study of the symptoms and treatment of 61 patients with hysterical conversion. The incidence rate is high and the clinical picture showed different qualities from that seen in other studies. Treatment by suggestion under various procedures produced favourable results. All symptoms were removed, and after twelve months follow-up only 12 patients relapsed. Symptom substitution was minimal. The prognosis is related, among other things, to the duration of the symptoms before treatment.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 6 , June 1980, pp. 548 - 551
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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