Abstract
The authors studied the records of 84 patients who had idiopathic torsion dystonia. Thirty-seven cases had originally been misdiagnosed as primarily psychiatric illness. Only 1 patient presented with dystonic movements that were clearly part of a more general psychiatric disorder. The authors believe her to be the first reported patient whose dystonia is undeniably of psychogenic origin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-352 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health