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- The behavior of Cypriot immigrants, as seen in four cases of hysteria, reflects the social values and family dynamics of 19th-century Vienna.
- One case remains undiagnosed, while another involved a temporary psychotic episode with unusual symptoms similar to Ganser syndrome.
- The text explores the cultural influences and diagnostic challenges related to these behaviors.
Article Abstract
The aspirations, mores, and family structure in Cypriot immigrants, which are illustrated in four cases of hysterical behaviour, have many similarities to nineteenth century Viennese society. Such behaviour may mask more sinister diagnoses; one of the cases remains diagnostically uncertain and another passed through a transient hysterical psychosis with Ganser-like symptoms. The cultural, dynamic, and nosological issues are discussed.
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