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Monosymptomatic Hypochondriacal Psychosis in Developing Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Abdelkarim Ahmed Osman
Abdelkarim Ahmed Osman*
Affiliation:
Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Although a large growing literature indicates that monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis is more common than previously thought, little contribution has been made from psychiatrists working in developing countries. Fifteen patients are described who presented with the delusion of emitting a foul smell.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 3 , September 1991 , pp. 428 - 431
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Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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