title: [Poriomania chronica?].
abstract: Based on a case study and the classic French concept of "monomania," the development of the psychiatric term "poriomania" is discussed. It is suggested that poriomania should still be regarded as a specific psychopathological symptom that can be part of various syndromes. The fate of monomanias is shown using examples whose traits are followed according to modern operationalized classification systems.
authors.affiliation: Rhein-Mosel-Fachklinik Andernach, Zentrum für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Neurologie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arenz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000523:psychology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology