title: Brief therapy for monocular hysterical blindness in childhood.
abstract: A case report of monocular hysterical blindness, a rare form of childhood conversion reaction, is presented. A brief description of the treatment is included, which utilized a team approach and short-term management. An attempt is made to compare this patient's motivation with other cases of conversion reactions and to identify a possible dynamic mechanism for monocular hysterical blindness.
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief