Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind
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. We hereby present a case of delusion of pregnancy. The case highlights the pos...
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doaj-23e19cc4b8b54a4c948a760e037ec8dd2021-08-02T02:15:46ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71762012-01-01341828410.4103/0253-7176.96167Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in MindTarun YadavYatan Pal Singh BalharaDinesh Kumar KatariaPseudocyesis 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. We hereby present a case of delusion of pregnancy. The case highlights the possibility of delusion of pregnancy if a patient presents with features suggestive of pseudocyesis. The obstetricians being more familiar with pseudocyesis might tend to overlook the other possibility in such cases. This would be especially true if there are no associated clearcut psychotic features.http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2012;volume=34;issue=1;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=YadavDelusion of pregnancyphantom pregnancypseudocyesis |
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Tarun Yadav Yatan Pal Singh Balhara Dinesh Kumar Kataria Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Delusion of pregnancy phantom pregnancy pseudocyesis |
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Tarun Yadav Yatan Pal Singh Balhara Dinesh Kumar Kataria |
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind |
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind |
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind |
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind |
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Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind |
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pseudocyesis versus delusion of pregnancy: differential diagnoses to be kept in mind |
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SAGE Publishing |
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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0253-7176 |
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2012-01-01 |
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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. We hereby present a case of delusion of pregnancy. The case highlights the possibility of delusion of pregnancy if a patient presents with features suggestive of pseudocyesis. The obstetricians being more familiar with pseudocyesis might tend to overlook the other possibility in such cases. This would be especially true if there are no associated clearcut psychotic features. |
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Delusion of pregnancy phantom pregnancy pseudocyesis |
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