Delusions of Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Socio-cultural Perspective  

Oleh:

Qureshi, Naseem Akhtar ; Al-Habeeb, Tariq Ali ; Abdelgadir, Muzamil H. ; Quinn, John G. ; Al-Ghamdy, Yasser Sayeed

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Transcultural Psychiatry vol. 38 no. 2 (Jun. 2001), page 231–242.
Topik: delusional pregnancy; mood disorder; pseudocyesis; schizophrenia; socio-cultural factors
Fulltext: 231TP382.pdf (66.37KB)

Isi artikel

Delusion of pregnancy is an uncommon symptom that has been reported in both male and female patients who suffer from a variety of organic and functional psychiatric disorders. This study describes seven Saudi females who developed this symptom during the course of chronic schizophrenia (n = 5) and mood disorders (n = 2). This symptom serves multiple socio-cultural functions, which are described.

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