The diagnosis of hysteria may be difficult, especially as such symptoms may be associated with genuine organic illness.
Consider the following points when making a diagnosis of conversion or dissociative syndromes:
Also the diagnosis may be supported by:
Note that it is important to remember that physical illness may accompanied by hysterical symptoms and conversely that patients with histories of hysteria may subsequently present with organic illness.
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