Introductory Remarks
Purely Functional and Mental Nature of Hysteria
Analysis of Two Selected Groups of Hysteria
Etiologic Mechanism of Hysteria
Acute Emotional Disorders to be Distinguished from Hysteria
Illicit Motive as Factor in Etiology
Psychic Mechanisms Underlying Cures
Particular Method of Therapy of Comparatively Little Importance
Spontaneous Cures
Circumstances Contributing to the Prevalence of Hysteria
Relationship Between Hysteria and Malingering
Distinction Between Hysteria and Malingering
Sex Factors—Intrapsychic Conflicts
The Hysterical Personality
New Designation Suggested for Hysteria
Neurasthenia
Striking Case Demonstrating the Remarkable Stability of a Normal Neuropsychic Constitution
Lessons for Civilian Practice.
Psycho-Analysis in War Neuroses
Summary
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
It has been repeatedly observed that the apparent incidence of nervous and mental disorders in armies in times of peace is higher than in civil populations. The causes which combine to produce this general result are probably many and varied. To a certain extent, however, this statistical showing is to be