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Brief therapy for monocular hysterical blindness in childhood

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A case report of monocular hysterical blindness, a rare form of childhood conversion reaction, is presented. A brief description of the treatment is included, which utilized a team approach and short-term management. An attempt is made to compare this patient's motivation with other cases of conversion reactions and to identify a possible dynamic mechanism for monocular hysterical blindness.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry Section, University of California, Davis, 2315 Stockton Boulevard, 95817, Sacramento, California

    David R. Leaverton MD, J. William Rupp MD & Marilyn Gold Poff MSW

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Leaverton, D.R., Rupp, J.W. & Poff, M.G. Brief therapy for monocular hysterical blindness in childhood. Child Psych Hum Dev 7, 254–263 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01433934

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