Delusions of pregnancy in the elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-117

  Harland, Rachel Frances ^a   Warner, Nicholas James ^a  

^a Grounds of St Cadoc's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case report; Delusions; Elderly; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREGNANCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELUSIONS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY;

EID: 0031025058     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199701)12:1<115::AID-GPS486>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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