Delusional pregnancy with polydipsia: A case report

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 477-480

  Shiwach, Raj S ^a   Dudleydagger, Annabelle F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polydipsia; Pregnancy, SIADH; Pseudocyesis; Psychogenic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; POLYDIPSIA; PREGNANCY; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 0342981546     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00372-8     Document Type: Article

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