Folie-a-deux: Report of two incidents

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-58

  Lawal, R A ^a   Orija, O B ^a   Malomo, I O ^a   Ladapo, H T O ^a   Oluwatayo, O G ^a  

^a Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PROJECTION; SHARED PARANOID DISORDER;

EID: 0030921216     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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