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Capgras syndrome in postpartum depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Dev A Ratan  and
Trevor Friedman
Dev A Ratan
Affiliation:
Leicestershire Mental Health Service NHS Trust
Trevor Friedman
Affiliation:
Leicestershire Mental Health Service NHS Trust, Brandon Mental Health Unit, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, England
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 117 - 118
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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