Abstract |
The authors compare the syndrome of hysteria, defined as or indicated by a specified response to a 55-item symptom checklist previously used by Guze and other researchers, with the definition of hysterical personality in the second edition of APA's Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II). When 20 control subjects and 10 hysterical personalities (DSM-II) were given the Perley-Guze test, the results showed a close correlation between positive scores on the symptom checklist and the DMS-II diagnosis. The authors comment briefly on the theoretical usefulness and practicality of the test and note some difficulties in administration.
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Authors | R Kimble, J G Williams, S Agras |
Journal | The American journal of psychiatry
(Am J Psychiatry)
Vol. 132
Issue 11
Pg. 1197-9
(Nov 1975)
ISSN: 0002-953X [Print] United States |
PMID | 1166897
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Hysteria
(diagnosis)
- Manuals as Topic
- Personality Tests
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