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Auditory Hallucinations in a Case of Hysteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Harold Levinson*
Affiliation:
Downstate Medical Center, New York

Extract

The following case study offers an exceptional opportunity to illustrate the wish-fulfilling nature of auditory hallucinations in a hysteric (Breuer and Freud, 2; Freud, 11), the conditions under which these hallucinations are experienced, and their response to treatment.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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