title: Death from fright: report of a case and literature review.
abstract: A case report is presented illustrating the thesis that fear of fantasy material may trigger off a physiological process leading to death.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003645:Death, Sudden; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005201:Fantasy; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009289:Narcissism; D011889:Rage; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological