Imaginary Pregnancy as an Hysterical Disorder about a Senegalese Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.12970/2310-8231.2014.02.03.1Keywords:
Pseudocyesis, hysterical, adolescence, Senegal.Abstract
Imaginary pregnancy or pseudocyesis is a condition in which a woman without being pregnant is convicted of being in pregnancy and develops pregnancy signs. It is a relatively rare condition that admits as etiologic factors cultural, endocrine but also psychological factors.
The diagnosis can be difficult. Nowadays, paraclinical gynecological investigations are a great contribution.
This table is encountered most often in cases of conversion hysteria, or depression, and reflecting the entanglement body / psyche.
We report the case of a young woman with the problem of imaginary pregnancy, occurring within the framework of his hospitalization. We discuss the possible relationship between such an event and a hysterical personality organization.
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