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British Journal of Psychiatry, 1994
We report five cases of delusions of pregnancy of whom three were women and four had chronic schizophrenia. We draw the attention of clinicians to this symptom which is not as rare as has previously been thought.
A, Michael, A, Joseph, A, Pallen
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We report five cases of delusions of pregnancy of whom three were women and four had chronic schizophrenia. We draw the attention of clinicians to this symptom which is not as rare as has previously been thought.
A, Michael, A, Joseph, A, Pallen
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Psychopathology, 2003
This case report describes the longstanding course of a delusion of pregnancy in a 51-year-old schizophrenic Ghanaian woman suffering from multiple symptoms of delusions and hallucinations. In addition to these symptoms, the patient was affected by multiple coenesthesias, ego disturbances and bizarre delusions of being influenced by external forces.
Jürgen Kornischka, Frank Schneider
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This case report describes the longstanding course of a delusion of pregnancy in a 51-year-old schizophrenic Ghanaian woman suffering from multiple symptoms of delusions and hallucinations. In addition to these symptoms, the patient was affected by multiple coenesthesias, ego disturbances and bizarre delusions of being influenced by external forces.
Jürgen Kornischka, Frank Schneider
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Hyperprolactinemia and Delusion of Pregnancy
Psychopathology, 2007We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman admitted with mania with psychotic symptoms who presented with delusion of twin pregnancy a month after admission, which temporally correlated with hyperprolactinemia secondary to antipsychotic medication. Modification of antipsychotic medication was associated with fall in serum prolactin and disappearance ...
Ahuja N, Vasudev K, Lloyd A
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Delusions of Pregnancy in the Elderly
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1997We present five case reports of elderly ladies with delusions of pregnancy. This symptom is discussed with reference to the cases and a review of the literature.
R F, Harland, N J, Warner
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Recurrent Delusions of Pregnancy in a Male
Psychopathology, 1999Delusions of pregnancy in men have been reported rather infrequently. This case report is of a male schizophrenic patient who developed a delusion of pregnancy on two successive occasions each time when his wife became pregnant. The authors view briefly various aetiological hypotheses of delusions of pregnancy and whether the couvade phenomenon had any
R, Radhakrishnan +2 more
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Antipsychotic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia and Delusion of Pregnancy
Psychosomatics, 2008The authors describe 12 patients with antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia. Six patients had erroneous ideas of being pregnant (four delusional and two non-delusional) temporally associated with hyperprolactinemia and resolving as prolactin levels returned to normal. The remaining six patients did not develop such ideas.
Ahuja N, Moorhead SRJ, Lloyd AJ, Cole AJ
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Delusion of Pregnancy in Schizophrenia
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1991A case is described of a delusion of pregnancy in a 32-year-old schizophrenic Indian woman following loss of a baby daughter and rejection by her husband, who also denied her access to her ...
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Coexistence of Delusions of Pregnancy and Infestation in a Male
Psychopathology, 2001The coexistent appearance of delusions of pregnancy and infestation is reported in a male patient with posttraumatic epilepsy. While published organic cases of delusions of pregnancy have involved patients with severe or mild mental retardation, our reported patient had a higher than average IQ.
T, Tényi +4 more
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Delusions of pregnancy and delivery in elderly women
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1995AbstractThe occurrence of delusional pregnancy in three elderly women is reported. Although two of the three patients had dementia, psychodynamic factors were nevertheless thought to contribute to the formation of the beliefs. The cases draw attention to the occurrence of this delusional belief in elderly female patients and illustrate the importance ...
Julie S. M. Curran, Rhiannon E. Pugh
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Delusion of Test-Tube Pregnancy in a Sexually Abused Girl
Psychopathology, 2004We report the case of a patient who presented with catatonic features and delusion of test-tube pregnancy in the background of previous sexual abuse. The reported case illustrates the importance of contemporary themes in the evolution of psychopathology.
P N, Manoj +6 more
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