Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 313-317
Delusion of Pregnancy in a Patient Treated with Atypical Antipsychotics
Dr. Joylin Jovita Mascarenhas1, Dr. Gale Crasta2
1Assistant Professor, 2Post graduate Resident, Dept of Psychiatry, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore Corresponding Author: Dr. Joylin Jovita Mascarenhas
ABSTRACT
Delusion of Pregnancy (DP) is defined as the belief of being pregnant despite factual evidence to the contrary. Both pseudocyesis and delusional pregnancy are said to be common in developing countries but available evidence is scanty. A distinction has been made between the two syndromes, but the line of demarcation is blurred. Delusion of Pregnancy (DP) can occur as a primary psychiatric disorder or as a part of other medical disorders. Antipsychotic induce hyperprolactinemia & metabolic syndrome can contribute or act as a maintaining factor in patients with DP.
Key words: Delusion of Pregnancy, Anti-psychotic induced, Heterogenous symptom
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