Delusion of pregnancy and other pregnancy-mimicking conditions: Dissecting through differential diagnosis

Chatterjee, Seshadri Sekhar; Nath, Niladri; Dasgupta, Gargi; Bhattacharyya, Kaberi

doi:10.4103/0975-2870.128986

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“…Symptoms are accompanied by avoidance, minimization, and somatization ( 25 ). Case reports have reviewed patients with history of psychological factors that include severe childhood deprivation, disturbance of family vitality, significant separation anxiety and feelings of emptiness, a history of infertility, low frustration tolerance, inability to resolve tension, cognitive misinterpretation of bodily sensations and physical changes, emotional attachment (e.g., a strong bond between mother and daughter), childhood sexual abuse and emotional turmoil ( 6 , 9 , 10 , 19 , 44 , 45 , 49 , 51 - 52 ). Several studies have also suggested that some kind of psychological loss can lead to pseudocyesis.…”

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Biopsychosocial view to pseudocyesis: A narrative review

Azizi

Elyasi

2017

IJRM

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Background:Pseudocyesis is a psychopathological clinical syndrome in which a non-pregnant woman firmly believes herself to be pregnant and manifests many symptoms and signs of pregnancy. Although the exact etiology of pseudocyesis has not been determined.Objective:This study was conducted with the aim of assessing the biopsychosocial view to pseudocyesis.Materials and Methods:A comprehensive search in electronic databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus was conducted between 1943-2016 to retrieve pseudocyesis related articles. For this purpose, 1149 articles were collected and 66 items were used.Results:Findings were classified into 2 main categories: a) pseudocyesis etiology, which could include (biological psychological factors and psychiatric disorders, and social factors); and b) pseudocyesis management.Conclusion:Pseudocyesis results from a multidimensional group of factors, and a holistic and comprehensive approach should be taken to its treatment. Cooperation between gynecologists and psychiatrists would likely be useful in addressing the condition.

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Biopsychosocial view to pseudocyesis: A narrative review

Azizi

Elyasi

2017

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“…Four of the articles could not be obtained,[ 13 14 15 16 ] and hence the present review included 40 articles. The included articles varied in the number of cases described from one case,[ 1 2 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ] two cases,[ 42 43 ] three cases,[ 44 45 46 ] four cases,[ 47 ] five cases,[ 48 49 50 51 ] six cases[ 52 ] to a maximum of seven cases. [ 53 54 ]…”

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Delusion of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of 84 Cases in the Literature

Bera¹,

Sarkar

2015

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Case reports of delusion of pregnancy have emanated from all over the world, yet the rarity of this phenomenology has precluded systematic large scale descriptive or cohort studies. This systematic review was conducted to assess the demographic characteristics, clinical profile, treatment outcome and aetiological factors from the published case reports of delusion of pregnancy. Electronic databases including PubMed, PsychInfo and Google Scholar were used to identify case reports relating to delusion of pregnancy published in peer-reviewed English language journals. All such cases were systematically evaluated by investigators, and information was extracted using a structured proforma. A total 40 articles were reviewed which included 84 cases. Demographic characteristics revealed that about half of the patients were aged 20-40 years. The most common diagnoses were schizophrenia (35.7%), bipolar disorders (16.7%) and depression (9.5%). Single foetus was reported by 79.8% of the patients, and 45.2% perceived foetal movements. Good treatment response was noted in 64.3 % of the cases. The prominent aetiological factors that were implicated included psychosocial factors, coenaesthopathological processes, socio-cultural factors and hyperprolactinaemia. Delusion of pregnancy is a heterogeneous symptom which emerges during the course of various neuropsychiatric disorders. A range of aetiopathological mechanisms have been implicated in the causation of this disorder.

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“…Biologically, delusion of pregnancy has been described in schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, senile dementia, metabolic syndrome, frontotemporal lobar degeneration. [ 2 ]…”

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“…Psychologically, delusion of pregnancy may be conceptualized as cognitive misinterpretation of bodily sensations and physical changes, severe ego pathology, and poor reality testing, an unconscious attempt to change the life situations, a release of suppressed cultural attitudes and fears. [ 2 ]…”

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