title: Delusions of pregnancy.
abstract: We report five cases of delusions of pregnancy of whom three were women and four had chronic schizophrenia. We draw the attention of clinicians to this symptom which is not as rare as has previously been thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London.
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authors.lastname: Michael
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authors.lastname: Joseph
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authors.lastname: Pallen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000523:psychology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology