title: Hysteria: a delusional state.
abstract: This paper explores the hypothesis that hysterical symptoms may best be regarded as the product of delusional thinking. Hysteria has generally been interpreted as a process quite distinct from other psychiatric disorders. An attempt is made to bring it within more conventional bounds.
authors.affiliation: The Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D003702:Delusions / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000209:etiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological