[Ethical aspects in the diagnosis of hysteria].
The diagnosis of hysteria underwent historical development. The definition of the diagnosis by our classics and the contemporary definition lack continuity. The classics defined it accurately and were able to describe actual symptoms, their categories, links, and were able to differentiate subtly between different forms. In the contemporary medical documentation the description is vague. The entries in health records have sometimes so many gaps that it is sometimes impossible to find out on which symptoms or manifestations the diagnosis was based. This makes us think of intuitive, empathic or short-cut approaches. It is obvious that the diagnosis of hysteria has for different reasons new contents with the possible implications: formerly diagnosis, nowadays insult. One of the ways how to resolve this controversy is to use more general formulations such as they are in DSM III or in the ICD 10 which is being prepared, which abondon the contamined terminology and introduce more general precisely defined terms.
Katedra psychiatrie ILF, Praha.
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D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology
Etické aspekty diagnózy hysterie.