Delusion of test-tube pregnancy in a sexually abused girl.

Abstract:

:We report the case of a patient who presented with catatonic features and delusion of test-tube pregnancy in the background of previous sexual abuse. The reported case illustrates the importance of contemporary themes in the evolution of psychopathology.

journal_name

Psychopathology

journal_title

Psychopathology

authors

Manoj PN,John JP,Gandhi A,Kewalramani M,Murthy P,Chaturvedi SK,Isaac MK

doi

10.1159/000078868

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-05-01 00:00:00

pages

152-4

issue

3

eissn

0254-4962

issn

1423-033X

pii

78868

journal_volume

37

pub_type

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