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Pseudocyesis followed by depressive psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Bridget Craddock
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Highcroft Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6AX
Nick Craddock
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Highcroft Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6AX
L. I. Liebling
Affiliation:
Highcroft Hospital, Highcroft Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6AX
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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