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December 1963, Vol 106, No. 6 >
Article | December 1963

Hysterical Amblyopia in Children FREE

ELTON R. YASUNA, MD
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Received for publication June 11, 1963.


Am J Dis Child. 1963;106(6):558-563. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1963.02080050560005.
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Hysteria is a fascinating phenomenon which can be succinctly defined as a flight from reality into illness. Almost always the manifestations of hysteria are multiple, involving vision, hearing, speech, sensory sensations of the extremities, etc. However, one area of involvement is usually predominant while others must be sought out.

In this series the presenting symptom was impairment of vision, a complaint sufficiently serious to warrant the most thorough investigation.

Studies in the literature on hysterical amblyopia have come for the most part from the military. Groups of cases have been reported from hospitals dealing with personnel in the armed forces, especially at induction or separation centers.1-6 In these instances individuals were confronted with a situation which could not be accepted (military service), and hysterical amblyopia resulted. Fortunately when the problem was removed, the cause of the amblyopia was abolished, and the person no longer required this protective mechanism.

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Halpern, H. J.:  Hysterical Amblyopia: Report of Cases , Bull US Army Med Dept No . 72, pp 84-87 ( (Jan) ) 1944;.
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Mahoney, V. P., and Linhart, W. O.:  Amblyopia in Hysteria: Report of 13 Cases , War Med 3:503-507 ( (May) ) 1943;.
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Yasuna, E. R.:  Hysterical Amblyopia: Its Differentiation From Malingering , Amer J Ophthal 29:570-578 ( (May) ) 1946;.
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Unsworth, A. C.:  A Discussion of Ocular Malingering in the Armed Services , Amer J Ophthal 28:148-159 ( (Feb) ) 1945;.
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Carpenter, R. J.:  Early Recognition and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Conditions in the Combat Zone , JAMA 123:705-706 ( (Nov 13) ) 1943;.
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Moersch, F. B.:  Malingering With Reference to Its Neuropsychiatric Aspects in Civil and in Military Practice , Med Clin N Amer 28:928-944 ( (July) ) 1944;.
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Linhart, W. O.:  Field Findings in Functional Disease , Amer J Ophthal 42:75-84, 1956;.
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Harrington, D. O.: The Visual Fields , St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company, 1956;, pp 307-316.
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Janet, P. M. F.: The Major Symptoms of Hysteria , ed 2, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920;.
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Mann, W. A.:  Hystericas Amblyopia , Quart Bull Northwest Univ Med Sch 34:215-225 ( (fall) ) 1960;.
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Ewalt, J. R.; Strecker, E. A.; and Ebaugh, F. G.: Practical Clinical Psychiatry , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1957;.
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Freud, S.: Select Papers on Hysteria and Other Psychoneuroses , ed 2, translated by Brill, A. A., Ney York: J Nervous & Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1912;.
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Alvarez, W. C.: The Neurosis , Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1951;, pp 307-327.
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Spaeth, E. B.:  Differentiation of Ocular Manifestations of Hysteria and Ocular Malingering , Arch Ophthal 4:911-938 ( (Dec) ) 1930;.
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Eggers, H.:  Estimation of Uncorrected Visual Acuity in Malingers , Arch Ophthal 33:23-27 ( (Jan) ) 1945;.
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Bahn, C. A.:  The Psychoneurotic Factor in Ophthalmic Practice , Amer J Ophthal 26:369-378, 1943;.
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Brady, A., and Lind, D. L.:  Experimental Analysis of Hysterical Blindness , Arch Gen Psychiat 4:331-339 ( (April) ) 1961;.
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Yasuna, E. R.:  Hysterical Amblyopia in Children and Young Adults , AMA Arch Ophthal 45:70-76 ( (Jan) ) 1951;.

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References

1 +
Halpern, H. J.:  Hysterical Amblyopia: Report of Cases , Bull US Army Med Dept No . 72, pp 84-87 ( (Jan) ) 1944;.
2 +
Mahoney, V. P., and Linhart, W. O.:  Amblyopia in Hysteria: Report of 13 Cases , War Med 3:503-507 ( (May) ) 1943;.
3 +
Yasuna, E. R.:  Hysterical Amblyopia: Its Differentiation From Malingering , Amer J Ophthal 29:570-578 ( (May) ) 1946;.
4 +
Unsworth, A. C.:  A Discussion of Ocular Malingering in the Armed Services , Amer J Ophthal 28:148-159 ( (Feb) ) 1945;.
5 +
Carpenter, R. J.:  Early Recognition and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Conditions in the Combat Zone , JAMA 123:705-706 ( (Nov 13) ) 1943;.
6 +
Moersch, F. B.:  Malingering With Reference to Its Neuropsychiatric Aspects in Civil and in Military Practice , Med Clin N Amer 28:928-944 ( (July) ) 1944;.
7 +
Linhart, W. O.:  Field Findings in Functional Disease , Amer J Ophthal 42:75-84, 1956;.
8 +
Harrington, D. O.: The Visual Fields , St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company, 1956;, pp 307-316.
9 +
Janet, P. M. F.: The Major Symptoms of Hysteria , ed 2, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920;.
10 +
Mann, W. A.:  Hystericas Amblyopia , Quart Bull Northwest Univ Med Sch 34:215-225 ( (fall) ) 1960;.
11 +
Ewalt, J. R.; Strecker, E. A.; and Ebaugh, F. G.: Practical Clinical Psychiatry , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1957;.
12 +
Freud, S.: Select Papers on Hysteria and Other Psychoneuroses , ed 2, translated by Brill, A. A., Ney York: J Nervous & Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1912;.
13 +
Alvarez, W. C.: The Neurosis , Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1951;, pp 307-327.
14 +
Spaeth, E. B.:  Differentiation of Ocular Manifestations of Hysteria and Ocular Malingering , Arch Ophthal 4:911-938 ( (Dec) ) 1930;.
15 +
Eggers, H.:  Estimation of Uncorrected Visual Acuity in Malingers , Arch Ophthal 33:23-27 ( (Jan) ) 1945;.
16 +
Bahn, C. A.:  The Psychoneurotic Factor in Ophthalmic Practice , Amer J Ophthal 26:369-378, 1943;.
17 +
Brady, A., and Lind, D. L.:  Experimental Analysis of Hysterical Blindness , Arch Gen Psychiat 4:331-339 ( (April) ) 1961;.
18 +
Yasuna, E. R.:  Hysterical Amblyopia in Children and Young Adults , AMA Arch Ophthal 45:70-76 ( (Jan) ) 1951;.

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