Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis
The delusion of pregnancy is defined as the belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. Even being more common in a developing country, the literature about delusion of pregnancy from India is meager. The present article reports the case of delusion of pregnancy in an unmarrie...
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| author | Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee Niladri Nath Gargi Dasgupta Kaberi Bhattacharyya |
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| description | The delusion of pregnancy is defined as the belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. Even being more common in a developing country, the literature about delusion of pregnancy from India is meager. The present article reports the case of delusion of pregnancy in an unmarried female associated with subclinical hypothyroidism and prominent sibling rivalry from psychological aspect. The literature in this field has addressed for the organic and psychodynamic, psychosocial aspect of this disorder and its difference from other disorders mimicking pregnancy and its relevance to the treatment plan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9030298d39e34cd1a4362e06f633da522022-12-21T18:26:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University0975-28702014-01-017336937210.4103/0975-2870.128986Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosisSeshadri Sekhar ChatterjeeNiladri NathGargi DasguptaKaberi BhattacharyyaThe delusion of pregnancy is defined as the belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. Even being more common in a developing country, the literature about delusion of pregnancy from India is meager. The present article reports the case of delusion of pregnancy in an unmarried female associated with subclinical hypothyroidism and prominent sibling rivalry from psychological aspect. The literature in this field has addressed for the organic and psychodynamic, psychosocial aspect of this disorder and its difference from other disorders mimicking pregnancy and its relevance to the treatment plan.http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=3;spage=369;epage=372;aulast=ChatterjeeDelusional disorderdelusion of pregnancyhypothyroidismpseudocyesis |
| spellingShingle | Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee Niladri Nath Gargi Dasgupta Kaberi Bhattacharyya Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University Delusional disorder delusion of pregnancy hypothyroidism pseudocyesis |
| title | Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| title_full | Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| title_short | Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| title_sort | delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy mimicking conditions dissecting through differential diagnosis |
| topic | Delusional disorder delusion of pregnancy hypothyroidism pseudocyesis |
| url | http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=3;spage=369;epage=372;aulast=Chatterjee |
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