"Hysteria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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D007046
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.675.400.500
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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hysteria" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 and the Political Economy of Mass Hysteria. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 02 03; 18(4).
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Covidophobia: From Cytokine Storm to Mass Hysteria, a New Subtype of Hypochondriasis? Acta Med Port. 2020 Dec 02; 33(12):856.
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Braid cut anxiety in females: A newly emerged epidemic of mass hysteria in North India. Asian J Psychiatr. 2018 Feb; 32:116-117.
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Dealing the occasional episodes of mass hysteria in India. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2017 08; 63(5):470.
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Communicability of symptoms in psychiatry. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2017 Mar; 63(2):89-90.