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The British Journal of Psychiatry 152: 112-115 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Hysterical manifestations in Africa and Europe. A comparative study

RA Pierloot and M Ngoma
University of Leuven, Belgium.

A group of 30 black African patients and a group of 30 occidental patients, all presenting a hysterical structure, were compared with regard to clinical manifestations, provoking psychosocial stressors and histrionic personality traits. Cultural characteristics in several areas are discussed as possible explanations of the differences found.


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