Delusion of maternity.
A few case reports on the delusion of pregnancy can be found in the published literature. However, the delusion of maternity, a delusional conviction of the patient that she is a mother of one or more children, has not yet been studied closely. The author describes the case of a 62-year-old childless patient with a diagnosis of chronic paranoid schizophrenia. She developed a delusion of maternity, persistent for many years. This markedly influenced her behaviour.
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Department of Psychiatry, 2nd Medical School of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
D003702:Delusions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000523:psychology; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology