Globus hystericus -- office evaluation by phychological testing with the MMPI.
Ninety-nine patients, twenty-three men and seventy-six women, who complained of a lump in the throat were evaluated with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, which revealed that these patients had a higher than average score on the depression and the hypochondriasis scales. The intensity of this finding was greater in males. One must never overlook the possibility of a neurotic patient also having serious organic disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors