Obsessions of infanticide and imminent psychosis Obsessões de infanticídio e psicose iminente

In young mothers an obsession of infanticide, that is, fear that they may murder their children, may be coupled with an obsession of imminent psychosis, that is, fear that the first obsession is a sign of approaching insanity. Sixteen mothers with this clinical picture were evaluated in interviews....

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Published in:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Main Authors:	A. H. Chapman, Miriam Chapman-Santana, Simone A. Teixeira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações 1996-03-01
Subjects:	obsessão infanticídio psicoterapia obsession infanticide psychotherapy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1996000100022