Incestuous rape: a cause for hysterical seizures in four adolescent girls.
Four cases are presented of hysterical seizures in adolescent girls as a consequence of forced incestuous relationships with their fathers. It is suggested that, for all girls presented to the clinician with symptoms of hysterical seizures, a detailed history should be taken to explore for the possibility of incest.
D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D002649:Child Abuse; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000523:psychology; D005196:Family Therapy; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000523:psychology*; D007179:Incest; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011902:Rape; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology