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Pseudocyesis vera in a health institution, North Western Nigeria
Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2015 Pseudocyesis was first reported in 19th Century and several others have been subsequently reported. The classes of the illness include Pseudocyesis vera, Delusional Pseudocyesis, Stimulated Pseudocyesis and Erroneous Pseudocyesis.
Aremu Saad Bolakale +2 more
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Delusion of Pregnancy and Pseudocyesis: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, 2021 Delusion of pregnancy and pseudocyesis are found to be relatively common in the developing world but the reported cases regarding the former is rare in the context of Nepal.
Kamal Ghimire +2 more
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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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A case report of Folie à deux with delusion of pregnancy
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Pseudocyesis is common, whereas delusion of pregnancy is a rare psychopathology. The shared delusion of pregnancy is even rarer. We present a case from a tribal community where a wife shares her husband's delusion.
Poulose Merin, Krishnan Hareesh
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2012 Pseudocyesis is a condition in which the patient has all signs and symptoms of pregnancy except for the confirmation of the presence of a fetus. The literature on delusions of pregnancy in schizophrenia is however scanty.
Tarun Yadav +2 more
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O lord… where is my fetus? : a case report of pseudocyesis
Medisains, 2019 Introduction: Pseudocyesis is a condition in which a woman presents various signs and symptoms of pregnancy such as menstruation, nausea, vomiting, enlargement of the womb, weight gain, and other pregnancy symptoms.
Linda Yanti
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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.
Parul Gupta +2 more
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 The delusion of pregnancy is defined as the belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. Even being more common in a developing country, the literature about delusion of pregnancy from India is meager.
Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee +3 more
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The Mahabharata and reproductive endocrinology
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016 This communication approaches the Mahabharata through the prism of reproductive endocrinology. Descriptions of episodes related to reproduction are listed here, to provide fodder for the endocrinologically minded brain.
Bharti Kalra +2 more
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Canine pseudopregnancy: an evaluation of prevalence and current treatment protocols in the UK
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background There is a dearth of literature on pseudopregnancy in the bitch, with only a few treatment-based studies published since the 1990s. Pseudopregnancy may be under-recognised in bitches and may account for a proportion of behavioural cases seen ...
Amanda L. Root +4 more
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