title: Hysterical neurosis--a follow-up study.
abstract: Hysterical neurosis, though infrequently diagnosed in the West, is still one of the commonest mental disorders in India. In this study, 38 women with an index diagnosis of hysterical neurosis were evaluated after a period of 5 years; 63% of the patients remained totally asymptomatic. The premorbid hysterical personality alone showed significant relationship with the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.lastname: Chitralekha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003906:Developing Countries; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007194:India; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development