Abstract:-In young mothers an obsession of infanticide, that is, fear that they may murder their children, may be coupled with an obsession of imminent psychosis, that is, fear that the first obsession is a sign of approaching insanity. Sixteen mothers with this clinical picture were evaluated in interviews. Seven of them entered psychotherapy and improved. The causative factors in childhood and adolescence wich led to the later development of these obsessive difficulties are analyzed. Even when psychotherapy was not p… Show more
“…The other possibility is that she first developed obsessions, which triggered a psychotic episode. Chapman et al 20 pointed out that in young mothers an obsession of harming the baby may be coupled with an obsession of imminent psychosis and may perhaps lead to a psychotic episode.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obsessions may be misdiagnosed as a hallucination (as in Case 6) or a delusion. 20,21 5. Obsessions may lead to the development of explanatory delusions.…”
Objective:To report on patients with comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and a psychotic disorder, and to discuss the relationship between OCD and psychosis.
“…The other possibility is that she first developed obsessions, which triggered a psychotic episode. Chapman et al 20 pointed out that in young mothers an obsession of harming the baby may be coupled with an obsession of imminent psychosis and may perhaps lead to a psychotic episode.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obsessions may be misdiagnosed as a hallucination (as in Case 6) or a delusion. 20,21 5. Obsessions may lead to the development of explanatory delusions.…”
Objective:To report on patients with comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and a psychotic disorder, and to discuss the relationship between OCD and psychosis.
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