A comparison of two methods of diagnosing hysteria.

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.

• 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)

Topics

• Adult
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Histrionic Personality Disorder (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Hysteria (diagnosis)
• Manuals as Topic
• Personality Tests