Neonaticide and Hysterical Denial of Pregnancy
- 2 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 156 (1) , 121-123
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.156.1.121
Abstract
A case illustrating the association between neonaticide and denial of pregnancy is reported. Neonaticide may be a relatively common form of homicide. In some cases it could be preventable, providing the physician responsible for antenatal care is alert.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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