Abstract
Twenty patients with the diagnosis hysterical personality disorder were compared with a matched control group of patients with other personality and neurotic diagnoses. Subjects' moods were assessed with a visual analogue scale 4 times a day for 5 consecutive days. Patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of hysterical personality disorder showed greater variability of mood than controls. Since emotional lability is said to be a characteristic hysterical trait, the results are taken as empirical support for the validity of one of the clinical judgements inherent in the diagnostic process.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-404 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 136 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health