Abstract
Data on polygraphic registration of nocturnal sleep were compared with results of a clinico psychological examination of 20 patients with hysterical neurosis. Sleep structure variations depending on the presence or absence of (psychological adaptation) are discussed. A hypothesis of the mechanical effect of attacks of hysterical changes in consciousness on nocturnal sleep is suggested. Cases of complete insomnia during examination are described as a sample of the manifestation of hysterical symptoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-117 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Klinicheskaya Meditsina |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1975 |
| Externally published | Yes |