hysteria

hysteria is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view the entire topic, please or .

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 24th Edition Online + App from F.A. Davis and Unbound Medicine. Find 75,000 medical and nursing definitions. Download to iPhone, iPad, and Android. Explore these free sample topics:

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

(his-ter′ē-ă)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

(his-tēr′ē-ă )
[hyster(ic) + -ia]
An obsolete, now pejorative term used in popular speech to mean a conversion reaction or a widely fluctuating expression of emotions.

NOTE
Currently accepted nomenclature for mental disorders does not include the term hysteria; it is included here for historical reasons.
SEE: mass psychogenic illness; SEE: somatization disorder

SYMPTOMS
Symptoms include emotional instability, sensory disturbances, loss of motor function, or other disorders.

ETIOLOGY
It may be related to emotional or physical stress.

TREATMENT
Rest and reassurance are cornerstones of management.

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or --

(his-ter′ē-ă)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

(his-tēr′ē-ă )
[hyster(ic) + -ia]
An obsolete, now pejorative term used in popular speech to mean a conversion reaction or a widely fluctuating expression of emotions.

NOTE
Currently accepted nomenclature for mental disorders does not include the term hysteria; it is included here for historical reasons.
SEE: mass psychogenic illness; SEE: somatization disorder

SYMPTOMS
Symptoms include emotional instability, sensory disturbances, loss of motor function, or other disorders.

ETIOLOGY
It may be related to emotional or physical stress.

TREATMENT
Rest and reassurance are cornerstones of management.

There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.