Phantom pregnancy at Muhimbili.
This is a case report on phantom pregnancy at Muhimbili. Relevant factors pertaining to personality of the patient, the experienced psycho-social stresses, the medical history and possible causes of symptom formation culminating in pseudocyesis are looked into and discussed.
Ndosi
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Department of Psychiatry, Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dares Salaam, Tanzania.
Lema
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology