From hysteria to somatic symptom disorders: Searching for a common psychopathological ground

Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 372-379

  Ferrari, S ^a   Poloni, N ^b   Diefenbacher, A ^c   Barbosa, A ^d   Cosci, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anniversary reaction; Conversion symptoms; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis; Hysteria; New psychopathologies; Somatic symptom and related disorders; Thanatophobia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DSM-IV; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 84983127734     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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