Presentation
The author asserts that DID is indeed a val present their symptoms in an unconvincing, "hysterical" manner. [connection.ebscohost.com]
Now, with Trump-Fascism there is the present bout of general mayhem, hysteria and ever increasing totalitarian tyranny. We still have the collapse of the dollar to look forward to, and the somewhat slower collapse of the American military. [politicalfray.com]
The amnesia is typically associated with confusion about one's identity, and presentation of a new identity may occur." Alternate names: dissociative fugue and hysterical fugue. [6] Exclude: postictal fugue in epilepsy. [6] Last updated May 2016. [traumadissociation.com]
The last chapters present several medical cases illustrating the differences between conversion hysteria and psychophysiologic autonomic disorder. These chapters also deal with the types of psychotherapy for hysteria. [books.google.com]
The paper delineates several clinical features of DID that can easily be mistaken for hysterical phenomena, and attempts to find the roots of this confusion in the DID patients' experience of interpersonal powerlessness, which leads them to present their [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Epilepsy
Alternate names: dissociative fugue and hysterical fugue. [6] Exclude: postictal fugue in epilepsy. [6] Last updated May 2016. [traumadissociation.com]
[…] psychiatric evaluation of the neurological patient and discuss the behavioral aspects of the major neurological disorders, including psychiatric complications of dementia and stroke, neuromuscular disorders, the psychiatric aspects of Parkinson's disease, epilepsy [books.google.com]
In some cases, his patients' symptoms matched those associated with epilepsy or other neurological disorders because hysteria was still rather poorly defined. [study.com]
Risk factors Factors that may increase your risk of functional neurologic disorders include: Having a neurological disease or disorder, such as epilepsy, migraines or a movement disorder Recent significant stress or emotional or physical trauma Having [mayoclinic.org]
- Pain
Symptoms The symptoms of hysteria are generally of two orders: firstly, symptoms expressed chronically by the patient ranging from sensory disturbances to paralysis, localized muscle pain, joint or other pain, sensory disturbances such as loss of visual [health.ccm.net]
The motor disturbances are usually accompanied by altered sensibility, especially those involving touch, pain, temperature, and position sense. [nonsda.org]
[…] disorders related to psychological factors F45.41 Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes. [icd10data.com]
Aetiology: Through this amnesia, the patient tries to hide some incident about which he has felt guilty and which would be otherwise painful to remember. [yourarticlelibrary.com]
Mass fainting and over-breathing are common forms, while nausea, abdominal pain and headache the uncommon forms. [krishnanursinghome.in]
- Collapse
We still have the collapse of the dollar to look forward to, and the somewhat slower collapse of the American military. [politicalfray.com]
Pathological dissociation, on the other hand, results when the psyche is overwhelmed by trauma and signals the collapse of relationality and an addictive clinging to dissociative solutions. [books.google.com]
” ― Jack Grimwood, Moskva “It was early in my career, and I had been seeing Mary, a shy, lonely, and physically collapsed young woman, for about three months in weekly psychotherapy, dealing with the ravages of her terrible history of early abuse. [goodreads.com]
[…] addition, there are symptoms which are experienced in conscious state such as continuous dizziness, refusal to mention Allah’s name, refusal to perform prayers, dreaming, forgetfulness,laziness and so on [ 9 ] state that among the symptoms shown are collapse [omicsonline.org]
Psychiatrical
- Anxiety Disorder
On the one hand, the authors illuminate the neurological aspects of such psychiatric disorders as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, hysteria, catatonia, addictions, and personality disorders. [books.google.com]
Similar Codes ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description 300.00 Anxiety state, unspecified 300.01 Panic disorder without agoraphobia 300.02 Generalized anxiety disorder 300.09 Other anxiety states 300.10 Hysteria, unspecified 300.11 Conversion disorder 300.12 Dissociative [healthprovidersdata.com]
[…] a mental health condition, such as a mood or anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder or certain personality disorders Having a family member with a functional neurologic disorder Possibly, having a history of physical or sexual abuse or neglect in childhood [mayoclinic.org]
- Fear
This heightened fear eventually triggers a mass hysteria. This fear obtained a moderate mean for the item “ I experience extreme fear “ (mean=2.48). [omicsonline.org]
[…] from hysteria, described a young female patient, uncertain about romance, who, at the sight of her loved one fainted, uttering… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry hysteria — /hi ster ee euh, stear /, n. 1. an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear [medicine.academic.ru]
Reassuring the community to reduce fear is key, as is keeping publicity and media attention to a minimum. More on these topics: mental health [newscientist.com]
They differ from other people in being plagued by feelings of inferiority or self-doubt, suspicion about the motives of others, low energy, inexplicable fatigue, shyness, irritability, moodiness, sense of guilt, and unreasonable worries and fears. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
Impairment is usually minimal, and most patients function well, although some become incapacitated from fear of going insane. Unspecified disorders Dissociative disorders not otherwise specified do not fit in any of the above categories. [britannica.com]
- Ganser Syndrome
syndrome Psychogenic confusion Psychogenic twilight state Trance and possession disorders F44.9 Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified Inclusion term(s): Dissociative disorder NOS Abbreviations used here: NEC Not elsewhere classifiable This [icd10coded.com]
Ganser syndrome, in which the person appears to deliberately give approximate answers to simple questions (e.g., about 11 months in a year), falls in this group. Surinder Nand [britannica.com]
Dissociative stupor, trance, convulsions, Ganser syndrome and motor disorders are all grouped together under Dissociative disorder NOS rather than being classified separately as in ICD-10. [en.wikibooks.org]
Onset of Ganser's syndrome is acute, and symptoms have been reported to appear for brief durations or persist for months. 63, –, 65 The condition has been viewed as a reaction to extreme stress. 33, 66 Ganser's syndrome may occur with other psychiatric [jaapl.org]
Ganser syndrome and hysterical pseudodementia Ganser syndrome was originally reported to be common in prison inmates. It has been variously classified as a factitious disorder or as a dissociative disorder. [krishnanursinghome.in]
- Delusion
Symptoms - Dissociative hysteria The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Dissociative Identity Disorder includes the 9 symptoms listed below: * Confusion * Memory problems * Delusions * Headaches * Flashbacks * Eating disorders [checkorphan.org]
Psychotic symptoms can include catatonia, hallucinations, delusions, and grossly disturbed behavior. [jaapl.org]
Possession symptom may also be seen in mania (differential diagnosis from delusion of grandiosity is important), depression, schizophrenia (differential diagnosis from delusion of control, ‘made phenomenon’, and thought alienation is important), and obsessive [krishnanursinghome.in]
- Behavior Disorder
Abstract Under the term of dissociative hysteria are described a set of clinical syndromes characterized by behavioral disorders and psychic activity anomalies. The nature of the symptoms seems very similar to hysterical conversion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Neurologic
- Amnesia
[…] with localized amnesia), and generalized amnesia. [traumadissociation.com]
Two mechanisms are proposed: dissociation of personality and amnesia. Clinical course generally improves spontaneously. Various forms of psychotherapy may be used. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Janet (1925) has described different types of amnesia: Localized Amnesia: In localized amnesia the patient suddenly becomes aware of his loss of memory for a period of time. Systematized amnesia is more rarely found. [yourarticlelibrary.com]
The accused who feigns amnesia or dissociation may provide an implausible description of the amnesia itself. As mentioned earlier, en bloc amnesia is a rare occurrence. [jaapl.org]
TGA (Transient Global Amnesia) is an important differential diagnosis for dissociative amnesia and is characterized by brief episodes of repeated questioning, anterograde amnesia and confusion, in the absence of loss of personal identity. [krishnanursinghome.in]
- Confusion
The paper delineates several clinical features of DID that can easily be mistaken for hysterical phenomena, and attempts to find the roots of this confusion in the DID patients' experience of interpersonal powerlessness, which leads them to present their [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Symptoms - Dissociative hysteria The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Dissociative Identity Disorder includes the 9 symptoms listed below: * Confusion * Memory problems * Delusions * Headaches * Flashbacks * Eating disorders [checkorphan.org]
During the fugue, people may appear and act normal or appear only mildly confused and attract no attention. [msdmanuals.com]
People who are hysterical often lose self control due to an… … Wikipedia Dissociative identity disorder — Not to be confused with Dissocial personality disorder. Split personality redirects here. [medicine.academic.ru]
- Seizure
An estimate of the prevalence of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Seizure. 2000 Jun. 9(4):280-1. [Medline]. Chung SS, Gerber P, Kirlin KA. Ictal eye closure is a reliable indicator for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Secondly, there are episodic and brutal symptoms such as malaises, seizures, movements resembling seizures, tetany, and phobias generating panic attacks. The first symptoms are subjective and the latter are often very loud and disturbing. [health.ccm.net]
[…] to establish if there is a relationship between seizure activity and the amnesia. [3]:301 ICD Diagnostic Criteria The last edition of the International Classification of Diseases, the diagnostic guide published by the World Health Organization is the [traumadissociation.com]
[…] and apparent loss of consciousness (nonepileptic seizures) Episodes of unresponsiveness Signs and symptoms that affect the senses may include: Numbness or loss of the touch sensation Speech problems, such as inability to speak or slurred speech Vision [mayoclinic.org]
[…] or convulsions Inclusion term(s): Conversion disorder with attacks or seizures Dissociative convulsions F44.6 Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit Inclusion term(s): Conversion disorder with anesthesia or sensory loss Conversion disorder [icd10coded.com]
- Dizziness
Hippocrates ( c. 460–377 BC) described how the female reproductive parts, moving, convulsing or prolapsing caused dizziness, motor paralysis and sensory disturbance. Galen (AD 129–216?) [nature.com]
It was almost dizzying. It felt like something encompassed my brain, pressing to a common center point. Or another time, I was simply driving home in the late afternoon. The sun was low enough to be just over the horizon. [beyondtheborderlinepersonality.wordpress.com]
In addition, there are symptoms which are experienced in conscious state such as continuous dizziness, refusal to mention Allah’s name, refusal to perform prayers, dreaming, forgetfulness,laziness and so on [ 9 ] state that among the symptoms shown are [omicsonline.org]
The mass anxiety hysteria is characterized by episodes of acute anxiety (abdominal pain, chest tightness, dizziness, fainting, headache, hyperventilation, nausea and palpitations), occurs mostly in school children, evidence of prior tension is absent [krishnanursinghome.in]
- Stroke
On the other hand, they also explain in detail the psychiatric evaluation of the neurological patient and discuss the behavioral aspects of the major neurological disorders, including psychiatric complications of dementia and stroke, neuromuscular disorders [books.google.com]
Functional neurologic disorders are related to how the brain functions, rather than damage to the brain's structure (such as from a stroke, multiple sclerosis, infection or injury). [mayoclinic.org]
Workup
A complete urodynamic and neurophysiological workup of the pelvic floor were performed without pathological findings. Detrusor muscle biopsies showed normal innervation pattern and morphology. Nitrous oxide synthesis de.ciency was excluded. Table 1. [cirp.org]
A more rapid completion of the diagnostic workup is possible in the hospital setting. In addition, a parallel investigation of physical and psychologic factors can concomitantly be pursued. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Treatment
The research and clinical experience described here will provide the basis for further clinical and theoretical formulations of traumatic dissociation and will advance empirical examination and treatment of the phenomenon. [books.google.com]
Related Articles A Cognitive-Psychoanalytic Perspective on the Treatment of Complex Dissociative Disorders. [connection.ebscohost.com]
Treatment goals include the recovery of the person's identity, identifying the triggers linked to the start of the fugue, and working through the traumatic material. [traumadissociation.com]
Treatment The treatment of hysteria is primarily based on a psychotherapeutic care. The success of the therapy is related to the quality of the relationship between the therapist and the patient. [health.ccm.net]
Treatment: Same treatment as dissociative amnesia, and same drugs. [en.wikipedia.org]
Prognosis
Diagnosis - Dissociative hysteria These home medical tests may be relevant to Dissociative Identity Disorder: * Concentration -- Home Testing * ADHD -- Home Testing * Mental Health: Home Testing: o Home Emotional Stress Tests Prognosis - Dissociative [checkorphan.org]
Links: epidemiology types of conversion and dissociative disorder aetiology general clinical features of conversion (hysterical) disorders diagnosis differential diagnosis treatment prognosis [gpnotebook.co.uk]
Provide reassurance that no evidence of an underlying neurological disorder is present based on the tests that were performed and that the prognosis for recovery is very good. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Other Psychological Tests [ edit ] Along with more specific diagnostic testing (e.g., SCID-D-R, DES, etc.), standardized psychological tests (MMPI-2, Rorschach etc.) may aid the clinician in differential diagnosis and prognosis, the identification of [en.wikibooks.org]
"Long-term outcome and prognosis of dissociative disorder with onset in childhood or adolescence". Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2 (1): 19. doi : 10.1186/1753-2000-2-19. PMC 2517058. PMID 18651951. ^ Boysen, Guy A. (2011). [en.wikipedia.org]
Etiology
This book is composed of 16 chapters, and starts with a description of the etiology and psychopathology of hysteria. [books.google.com]
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]
HYSTERICAL NEUROSIS - Etiology The concept of dissociation, a process whereby specific internal mental contents (memories, ideas, feelings, perceptions) are lost to conscious awareness and become unavailable to voluntary recall, is central to an understanding [nonsda.org]
Even the claimed etiological link between trauma/abuse and dissociation has been questioned. [en.wikipedia.org]
Research with neuroimaging enriches our knowledge of disorder etiology. [scielo.isciii.es]
Epidemiology
Links: epidemiology types of conversion and dissociative disorder aetiology general clinical features of conversion (hysterical) disorders diagnosis differential diagnosis treatment prognosis [gpnotebook.co.uk]
The epidemiology of depersonalisation and derealisation. A systematic review. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39, 9-18. [ Links ] 38. Irpati, A. S., Avasthi, A., & Sharan, P. (2006). [scielo.isciii.es]
Epidemiology [ edit ] Several studies have shown that dissociative disorders may have been previously under diagnosed and a much higher prevalence is encountered. [en.wikibooks.org]
Hysterical neurosis, conversion type: clinical and epidemiological considerations. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1976 Feb. 53(2):119-38. [Medline]. Carson AJ, Best S, Postma K, et al. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Epidemiologic Reviews 19: 2. Small GW, Propper MW, Randolph ET, Eth S (1991) Mass hysteria among student performers : Social relationship as a symptom predictor,The American Journal of Psychiatry 148 : 1200-1205. Bartholomew R.E, Sirois. [omicsonline.org]
Pathophysiology
Evidence suggests that these phenomena are generated by a common pathophysiological mechanism involving the top-down inhibition of limbic emotional processing by frontal brain systems. [clinicalgate.com]
Medical Care Current understanding of the phenomenon of conversion disorder implicates some role of the unconscious in the pathophysiology of this condition. [12, 33] It is therefore less likely to respond to treatment when the manifestations of the conversion [emedicine.medscape.com]
However, the relationship between depersonalization disorder and symptoms of derealisation and other mental disorders such as anxiety that suggest possible common pathophysiology and/or etiologic factors (Hunter, Sierra & David, 2004) are included in [scielo.isciii.es]
Prevention
Thus, hysteria needs to be studied in order to prevent it from occurring. The symptoms of hysteria have to be fist accurately identifid so that appropriate and accurate preventive steps may be proposed. [ukm.pure.elsevier.com]
Flashbacks * Eating disorders * Personality change * Selective loss of memory * Disorientation Causes - Dissociative hysteria * Confusion * Delusions * Disorientation * Eating disorders * Flashbacks * Headaches * Memory problems * Personality change Prevention [checkorphan.org]
Further, a moderate mean is also obtained for other preventive steps. Infrequent practice of optional worship (sunnah ibadah) among adolescents is one aspect which influences prevention of hysteria among them. [omicsonline.org]
However, it needs to be noted that the essential oils mentioned above are more effective in preventing crises caused by hysteria rather than tackling with the medical condition when it has already started. [herbs2000.com]
This approach can help prevent fugues from recurring. [msdmanuals.com]