Bouffée délirante in Jamaican adolescent siblings.
The high incidence of brief schizophrenia-like psychosis in developing countries is well documented in the literature. This paper presents two cases of bouffée délirante found in Jamaican adolescent sibs who had recently immigrated to Canada and discusses the importance of accurate diagnosis, in view of prognosis and treatment, for this disorder.
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Inpatient Unit, Regional Children's Centre, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ontario.
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*