PSEUDOSEIZURES, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND HERMENEUTIC REASONING

被引:16
作者
SLAVNEY, PR [1 ]
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[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT & BEHAV SCI,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
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10.1016/0010-440X(94)90231-3
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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It has been proposed that pseudoseizures are a symbolic expression of having been sexually abused. Such reasoning is hermeneutic in nature and potentially damaging if uncritically used. Sexual abuse is one of several risk factors for pseudoseizures, but it should not be deduced simply from the occurrence or form of the conversion disorder. Copyright (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Company
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