A case series from rantauprapat, la belle indifference: a coping mechanism or is there something organic behind?

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Abstract

La belle indifference, a term that is inexhaustible to discuss, albeit there is no single definition that best describes the condition. To date, la belle indifference has gotten no place in the DSM-5 criteria for being a distinct entity of mental health issue. CASE REPORTS: We reported 3 cases with la belle indifference. These patients include a stroke patient with right-sided hemiparesis, a patient suffering from neuropathic pain because of diabetic neuropathy, and a patient with cardiac dyspnea due to chronic heart failure — these three cases presented with a similar clinical profile that is the trigger for developing la belle indifference. CONCLUSIONS: La belle indifference has varying symptom spectrum, and there is always something called “trigger” to induce it.

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Khaddafi, M. R., & Amin, M. M. (2019). A case series from rantauprapat, la belle indifference: a coping mechanism or is there something organic behind? Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(16), 2675–2678. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.405

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