Hysteria, stigmatization and hysterical perjury

Hysteria is the most widespread disease in our enlightened society. Who does not know her and where you will not meet her ... Previously, they thought that only a woman had her. The facts of life have completely refuted this opinion, and although it is less common in men than in women, men still often suffer from it. It used to be thought that hysteria is a disease of wealthy, pampered, spoiled people, but a study of soldiers showed that hysteria is not uncommon even between soldiers from the simple strata of the population ... It used to be thought that girls suffer from hysteria, less often ladies, and, perhaps, occasionally young men. But observations have shown that children are not spared from this disease. The reports of the French doctors Bezy, Berillon, Dastarak and many others have given us a very vivid picture of childhood hysteria, not much different from adult hysteria.