Delusion of Test-Tube Pregnancy in a Sexually Abused Girl

P.N. Manoj, John P. John, Ashu Gandhi, Madhu Kewalramani, Pratima Murthy, Santosh K. Chaturvedi, Mohan Isaac

Psychopathology · 2004 · 13 citations · 10 references

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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.

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