OCULAR MALINGERING AND HYSTERIA - DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

被引:62
作者
KRAMER, KK
LAPIANA, FG
APPLETON, B
机构
[1] Ophthalmology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
关键词
hysteria; malingering; visual loss;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6257(79)90126-7
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Confronted with a claim of poor vision in the absence of any apparent pathology, the ophthalmologist must consider the possibility that the patient is malingering or hysterical. The authors define four categories of such patients, and recommend diagnostic approaches for each. Specific diagnostic tests are described, as are methods of managing patients once the diagnosis of malingering or hysteria has been made. © 1979.
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页码:89 / 96
页数:8
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