Erotomania: two case reports.
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چکیده
Two patients who developed the symptoms of erotomania were treated by the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur in 1982-1983. One had the primary erotomania of de Clerambaults syndrome while the other suffered from erotomania as a secondary symptom which was part of the symptomatology of her primary illness of schizophrenia. Their case histories and the current western concepts on erotomania were described.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 39 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984