Hysterical aphonia--an analysis of 25 cases.
Indian J Med Sci
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2000 Aug; 54(8): 335-8
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| ID: sea-65866
ABSTRACT
Hysteria is a common neurotic disorder in psychiatric practice. Many of its conversion symptoms have not been studied in detail. In the present prospective study in a tertiary care teaching hospital, 25 cases of hysterical aphonia were analysed. There were 17 females and 8 males. Mean age of presentation was 18.4 years in females and 21.2 years in males. Majority of patients were literate upto primary class, belonging to joint family and had urban background. Duration of symptoms was within 2 weeks. Most common precipitating factor was stress of examination or failure followed by quarrels with peers or spouse. In 20% cases, cause was not known. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were found in 80% cases, the most common being mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (36%) followed by generalized anxiety disorder (20%).
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Asunto principal:
Factores Socioeconómicos
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Comorbilidad
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Afonía
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Incidencia
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Factores de Riesgo
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Año:
2000
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Artículo
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