A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS
| Autor: | Steven L. Mahorney, Jesse O. Cavenar |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Depressive Disorder medicine.medical_specialty Bipolar Disorder MEDLINE Middle Aged medicine.disease Psychodynamics Delusions Immune deficiency syndrome Psychiatry and Mental health Delusion Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors medicine Complaint Humans medicine.symptom AIDS testing Psychiatry Psychology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Psychiatry. 145:1130-1132 |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 0002-953X |
| DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.145.9.1130 |
| Popis: | Delusions presented by patients with psychiatric disorders are often a combination of psychopathology and current events. The authors present three cases that document the delusion of having acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in patients who were not members of high-risk groups but had psychiatric disorders. This clinical phenomenon raises psychodynamic issues as well as adds a new dimension to the controversy over AIDS testing. |
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