Also known as Hysteria
Hysteria, in its colloquial use, describes unmanageable emotional excesses. People who are "hysterical" often lose self-control due to an overwhelming fear that may be caused by events in one's past that involved some sort of severe conflict. The fear can be centered on a body part, or most commonly, on an imagined problem with that body part. Disease is a common complaint; see also body dysmorphic disorder and hypochondriasis. Generally, modern medical professionals have given up the use of "hysteria" as a diagnostic category, replacing it with more precisely defined categories such as somatization disorder. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association officially changed the diagnosis of "hysterical neurosis, conversion type" to "conversion disorder".
Source: WikipediaThe most common causes of hysterical behavior are psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, and depression. Other possible causes, such as anxiety, are more rare.
Within all the people who go to their doctor with hysterical behavior, 62% report having depressive or psychotic symptoms, 54% report having hostile behavior, and 52% report having depression.
Patients with hysterical behavior often receive urinalysis, kidney function tests, toxicology screen, intravenous fluid replacement, blood alcohol, liver function tests, insertion of catheter into urinary bladder and prothrombin time assay .
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with hysterical behavior include lorazepam, risperidone, haloperidol, olanzapine (zyprexa), quetiapine (seroquel), lithium (li), benztropine, aluminum hydroxide / magnesium hydroxide, ziprasidone (geodon), ketamine, fluvoxamine (luvox), benzocaine topical and chlorpromazine (thorazine) .
Lorazepam | $12 (28 days) | |
Risperidone | $107 (28 days) | |
Haloperidol | $28 (28 days) | |
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) | $536 (28 days) | |
Quetiapine (Seroquel) | $290 (28 days) | |
Lithium (Li) | ||
Benztropine | $8 (28 days) | |
Ziprasidone (Geodon) | $411 (28 days) | |
Ketamine | ||
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) | $44 (28 days) | |
Benzocaine Topical | ||
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) | $26 (28 days) |
Groups of people at highest risk for hysterical behavior include age 1-4 years age < 1 years.
< 1 years | 5.3x | |
1-4 years | 3.5x | |
5-14 years | 0.9x | |
15-29 years | 0.7x | |
30-44 years | 1.0x | |
45-59 years | 0.8x | |
60-74 years | 0.3x | |
75+ years | 0.2x |
Male | 1.3x | |
Female | 0.8x |
Black | 1.3x | |
Hispanic | 0.9x | |
White | 0.9x | |
Other | 1.4x |