The Hysterical Personality in Men

PAUL V. LUISADA, ROGER PEELE, and ELIZABETH A. PITTARDAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.5.518

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The authors studied case records of 27 men who had been diagnosed as having hysterical personality, although they note that the current literature assumes that the diagnosis of hysterical personality applies predominantly to women. They believe that not recognizing the hysterical personality in men is not only a common diagnostic error but antitherapeutic and counterproductive as well.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 5 • May 1974

Pages: 518 - 522

PubMed: 4819044

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Published in print: May 1974

Published online: 9 March 2015

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PAUL V. LUISADA

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ROGER PEELE

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ELIZABETH A. PITTARD

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Senior psychiatric resident, St. Elizabeths Hospital, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. and Commissioned officer in the U. S. Public Health Service

Acting Assistant Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Staff Psychologist, Developmental Services Center, Washington, D.C.

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The Hysterical Personality in Men

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