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The Fregoli Syndrome and Puerperal Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Derek O'sullivan
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham Department of Psychiatry
Christine Dean*
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH
*
Correspondence

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Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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