title: Delusion of test-tube pregnancy in a sexually abused girl.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who presented with catatonic features and delusion of test-tube pregnancy in the background of previous sexual abuse. The reported case illustrates the importance of contemporary themes in the evolution of psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Manoj
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Ashu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kewalramani
authors.forename: Pratima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Mohan K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Isaac
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002389:Catatonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans