Delusion of pregnancy. A case report and review of the literature.
This case report describes the longstanding course of a delusion of pregnancy in a 51-year-old schizophrenic Ghanaian woman suffering from multiple symptoms of delusions and hallucinations. In addition to these symptoms, the patient was affected by multiple coenesthesias, ego disturbances and bizarre delusions of being influenced by external forces. A multi-causal aetiology of delusional pregnancy is discussed.
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. juergen.kornishka@lvr.de
Jürgen
J
Kornischka
Frank
F
Schneider
D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology