Hysterical seizures

A sequel to incest

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9051229
AutoresJean Goodwin (0000-0002-4158-5864, University of New Mexico), Mary Simms (Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health), Robert Bergman (University of New Mexico)
Año1979
Volumen49
Número4
Páginas698-703
Fecha de publicación1979-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1939-0025.1979.tb02655.x
PMID495709
OpenAlexW2000092623
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas7

Six cases are described in which hysterical seizures developed after incest and disappeared after psychotherapeutic exploration of the incestuous experience. Patients were adolescents referred for seizures, suicide attempts, sexual problems, and running away. It is suggested that Navajo and Galenic folk beliefs connecting epilepsy with incest may derive from observations of this symptom pattern in incest victims

Epilepsy · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications