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Delusions of Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Albert Michael ,
Anil Joseph  and
Alphie Pallen
Albert Michael*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
Anil Joseph
Affiliation:
Naas General Hospital, Co. Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Alphie Pallen
Affiliation:
Yysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

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.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 244 - 246
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Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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