Diagnosis of misdiagnosis: On some of the origins and functions of psychophysical misdiagnosis

Ilan Kuiz*, Ronald Garb, Arieh Kuritzky

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Four cases of Peripheral Neurological Disorders (PND) are reviewed as models of misdiagnosis. Weaknesses in the logical process of diagnosis formation, combined with the dismissive function of the diagnosis, may lead to psychiatric misdiagnoses such as hysteria. The same logical and emotional factors can prevent correction of misdiagnosis and thus the misery of the patient may continue. Comments are made about the dangers of misusing the diagnosis of hysteria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-202
Number of pages6
JournalGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1983

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health197-202
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteT32HL007374

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Diagnosis of misdiagnosis: On some of the origins and functions of psychophysical misdiagnosis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this