Delusional pregnancy with polydipsia: a case report.
We report a case of delusional pregnancy with polydipsia in a female patient with paranoid schizophrenia. The contribution of psychological and physiological factors in the development of the delusion of pregnancy and polydipsia and the possible interactions between the two phenomena are discussed.
Shiwach
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Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9070, USA. rshiwach@aol.com
Dudley
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D000328:Adult; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000209:etiology*; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000209:etiology*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology