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The British Journal of Psychiatry 131: 533-534 (1977)
© 1977 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

The gaslight phenomenon--an institutional variant

CA Lund and AQ Gardiner

A case of paranoid psychosis in an elderly female is reported in which recurrent episodes were apparently induced by the staff of the institution where the patient was a resident. The issues raised by this case are discussed.




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