Hysteria, conversion and functional disorders: A neurological contribution to classification issues

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 253-254

  Reynolds, Edward H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; ICD-11; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIST; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW;

CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867011946     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.107219     Document Type: Review

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