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Erotomania in Relation to Childbirth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Declan Murray ,
Peter Harwood  and
Elza Eapen
Declan Murray*
Affiliation:
City General Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG
Peter Harwood
Affiliation:
Charter Nightingale Hospital, London NW1
Elza Eapen
Affiliation:
Birmingham Accident Hospital, Bath Row, Birmingham B15 1NA
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

A case of erotomania in relation to childbirth is reported. There was a good response to treatment and no evidence of relapse at 18-month follow-up.

Type
Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 6 , June 1990 , pp. 896 - 898
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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