Delusion of triplet pregnancy in abdominal cavity: A case report with a review of literature
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2017 The two terms, pseudocyesis and delusion of pregnancy, were frequently used for pseudopregnancy. Delusion of pregnancy is a special form of hypochondriacal/somatic delusion reported in various psychiatric and organic disorders. The origin of the delusion
Shri Gopal Goyal +3 more
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Delusion of pregnancy: an unusual symptom in the context of dementia. [PDF]
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 2015 Background: Delusions can complicate practically all brain disorders. They may be dramatic and bizarre. An example is the so-called delusion of pregnancy. Objective: To identify the characteristic of a psychotic symptom, the phenomenon
Cipriani G, Di Fiorino M.
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Medical considerations in delusion of pregnancy: a systematic review
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020 Delusions of pregnancy are associated with functional impairment and psychological distress. Previous works have focused on characterizing their etiology and identifying contributory social and cultural factors. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of the literature on medical or surgical comorbidities associated with delusions of ...
Soumya Gogia +4 more
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Delusion of pregnancy for 21 years in an elderly woman: A case report and review of literature
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2020 Delusion of pregnancy (DOP) is a rare phenomenon especially in the elderly, with only 22 cases being reported. In this report, we present a case of a 74-year-old female with DOP and depressive disorder.
Devakshi Dua, Sandeep Grover
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Delusion of uterine prolapse following medical termination of pregnancy
Industrial Psychiatry, 2023 Ashwini Padmashali
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Delusion of pregnancy in a woman with mental retardation
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2021 A false, fixed and firm belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary is a delusion of pregnancy. This can occur in both men and women and is associated with many psychiatric and biological disorders.
Siddharth Sethi, Ganpat K Vankar
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Secondary delusion of pregnancy in an antipsychotic Naïve patient
Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2022 Delusion of pregnancy is relatively rare phenomenon encountered in psychiatric patients but is reported frequently in developing countries. It can be associated with both psychiatric and neurological disorders.
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Delusional Pregnancy in a Patient with Epilepsy: A Case Report [PDF]
Düzce Tıp Fakültesi DergisiInterictal psychosis is a psychotic symptom that is not temporally related to epileptic seizures. Pregnancy delusion is defined as a person's fixed belief that she is pregnant despite objective evidence that she is not pregnant ...
Ömer Naim Sayer, Çiçek Hocaoğlu
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“Not Until the Baby Arrives”: When Delusional Pregnancy Impacts the Management of Uterine Cancer
Canadian Journal of BioethicsA 56-year-old postmenopausal woman (FB) was diagnosed with Grade 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma but was refusing a hysterectomy. The patient understood she had cancer and understood treatment was required to treat the condition.
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Ethical challenges in the treatment of psychotic pregnancy denial [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundThere is a paucity of literature regarding ethical strategies for treating pregnant people with psychosis. While not uncommon, psychotic pregnancy denial is a psychotic illness in which patients have the delusion that they are not pregnant. The
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