Hysteria

Historical term for a chronic, but fluctuating, disorder beginning in early life and characterized by recurrent and multiple somatic complaints not apparently due to physical illness. This diagnosis is not used in contemporary practice.

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Networked: 241 relevant articles (13 outcomes, 20 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Hypochondriasis
2.	Mental Disorders (Mental Disorder)
3.	Fever (Fevers)
4.	Pain (Aches)
5.	Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion

Experts

1.	Bogousslavsky, Julien: 8 articles (08/2020 - 01/2009)
2.	Walusinski, Olivier: 4 articles (01/2020 - 01/2009)
3.	Bagheri, Seyyed Majid: 2 articles (01/2020 - 10/2014)
4.	Morgentaler, Abraham: 2 articles (11/2018 - 01/2017)
5.	Parent, André: 2 articles (01/2011 - 08/2002)
6.	Parent, Martin: 2 articles (01/2011 - 08/2002)
7.	Goetz, Christopher G: 2 articles (05/2004 - 04/2003)
8.	Nair, Pragya Ashok: 1 article (05/2022)
9.	Patel, Dhruv Ramanlal: 1 article (05/2022)
10.	Tandel, Jinal Jainendrabhai: 1 article (05/2022)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Hysteria:

1.	Hypnotics and Sedatives (Sedatives)IBA 03/01/2011 - "While this idea has been largely ignored, recent cognitive neuroscience studies indicate that (i) hypnotisability traits are associated with a tendency to develop dissociative symptoms in the sensorimotor domain; (ii) dissociative symptoms can be modelled with suggestions in highly hypnotisable subjects; and (iii) hypnotic phenomena engage brain processes similar to those seen in patients with symptoms of hysteria. " 09/01/2010 - "As one of the closest followers of Jean-Martin Charcot, he always remained faithful to his mentor's views, and was one of the most vehement defenders of La Salpêtrière school during the quarrel with Hippolyte Bernheim and the Nancy school on the question of the specificity of hypnotic susceptibility in hysteria. " 01/10/2020 - "In Greece, the empirical physicians "vikoyiatroi" recommended the decoction of dry flowers and leaves to treat tracheobronchitis, hysteria, epilepsy, heart arrhythmias, as hypnotic and against skin disorders. " 12/01/1980 - "Most of these patients qualify for the diagnosis of hysteria (Briquet's syndrome), and many are diagnosed incorrectly as being schizophrenic because of their hallucinations, paranoid ideas, and "delusions." Hysteria may owe many of its characteristics to the self-hypnotic induction of conversion and other symptoms." 08/01/2012 - "This article uses Shorter's work on the history of hysteria and Trembinski's analysis of the history of trauma to argue that some of the seemingly extraordinary phenomena observed during a mesmeric séance can be better understood with reference to conversion disorder and the concept of hypnotic suggestion rather than intentional deception. "
2.	nitrogen chloride (nitrogen trichloride)IBA 11/01/1991 - "Lastly, Edward Mellanby's continued work on the rachitic effect of cereals led to the spin-off finding that wheat flour improved with nitrogen chloride, although nontoxic to rats, was responsible for the problem of canine hysteria in dogs that had developed in the 1930s and 1940s. " 08/23/1947 - "Nitrogen trichloride and canine hysteria." 08/23/1947 - "Further observations on the production of canine hysteria by flour treated with nitrogen trichloride (agene process)."
3.	Reserpine (Serpasil)FDA Link 09/01/1976 - "[Two cases of Cushing's disease with sudden remission after an episode of hysteria or administration of reserpine-metyrapone (author's transl)]."
4.	ParaldehydeIBA 03/01/2012 - "At the Maudsley Hospital in London in 1940 barbiturate abreaction was advocated for quick relief from severe anxiety and hysteria, using i.v. anaesthetics: Somnifaine, paraldehyde, Sodium Amytal. "
5.	Narcotics (Narcotic Analgesics)IBA 04/01/1982 - "Narcotic-sedative patients spent significantly more money on pain medication per month, reported significantly greater physical impairment, and had higher MMPI hypochondriasis and hysteria scores when compared to the other patients. "
6.	MetyraponeFDA Link 09/01/1976 - "[Two cases of Cushing's disease with sudden remission after an episode of hysteria or administration of reserpine-metyrapone (author's transl)]."
7.	AphrodisiacsIBA 10/01/2014 - "In Ayurveda, asafetida is introduced as a valuable remedy for flatulence, hysteria, nervous disorders, whooping cough, pneumonia and bronchitis in children and also considered as an aphrodisiac agent. "
8.	Amobarbital (Amsal)IBA 03/01/2012 - "At the Maudsley Hospital in London in 1940 barbiturate abreaction was advocated for quick relief from severe anxiety and hysteria, using i.v. anaesthetics: Somnifaine, paraldehyde, Sodium Amytal. "
9.	barbituric acid (barbiturate)IBA 03/01/2012 - "At the Maudsley Hospital in London in 1940 barbiturate abreaction was advocated for quick relief from severe anxiety and hysteria, using i.v. anaesthetics: Somnifaine, paraldehyde, Sodium Amytal. "
10.	metoserpateIBA 10/01/1977 - "Metoserpate Hydrochloride for the treatment of hysteria in replacement pullets." 10/01/1977 - "The dose was 4 mg/kg body weight (BW) on day 1, and 2 mg/kg BW on days 5 and 9. Metoserpate hydrochloride proved effective and safe for treating clinical cases of hysteria in replacement pullets." 10/01/1977 - "Fifteen flocks of replacement pullets affected with hysteria were treated with metoserpate hydrochloride via the drinking water after water was withheld for an adequate period. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Traditional Medicine (Folk Remedies) 01/01/2013 - "The present study deals with standardization of an in-house standard preparation and three marketed samples of Brahmi vati, which is a traditional medicine known to be effective in mental disorders, convulsions, weak memory, high fever and hysteria. " 03/01/2019 - "Viscum album L., commonly known as mistletoe, has been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat various neurological diseases, including epilepsy, hysteria, nervousness, hysterical psychosis, dizziness and headaches. " 11/15/2022 - "In traditional and folk medicine, mistletoe was used for the treatment of central nervous system disorders such as epilepsy, hysteria, insomnia, nervous excitability, neuralgia, headache, dizziness and fatigue. "
2.	Electronarcosis (Electrosleep) 06/01/1976 - "The management of chronic hysteria: a review and double-blind trial of electrosleep and other relaxation methods." 06/01/1976 - "The effectiveness and mode of action of electrosleep therapy in chronic hysteria was evaluated in a double blind trial with a 1 month follow-up. "
3.	Baths 08/01/1871 - "Case of Post-Febrile Insanity, Complicated with Hysteria, Cured by Cold Baths." 01/01/2019 - "The additional use of transcranial magnetic therapy and valerian-bromine baths based on sodium chloride water in the mothers had a psychocorrecting effect recorded according to basic (hysteria, psychopathy, psychasthenia) scales. "
4.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 02/01/1985 - "Results indicated that after treatment, patients without litigation pending obtained significantly greater reductions on the Hypochondriasis and Hysteria scales of the MMPI and achieved relatively greater improvements on two behavior measures. " 09/01/1999 - "After treatment, the scores on subtests of hysteria, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia were remarkably lower (P < .05); the MMPI profile of the posttreatment group was within the reference range, but the scores of the neurotic scales were still higher than those of the healthy control group (P < .01). "
5.	Spiritual Therapies (Spiritual Healing) 05/01/2016 - "A longstanding trope in Indian psychiatry, and in popular representations of it, involves the efficacy of incantations and exorcism in healing afflictions of the mind, notably hysteria. "