Schizophreniform psychosis in a case of mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Vol. 10 (2) , 153-158
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02408466
Abstract
A case of a 9-year-old girl with subacute schizophreniform psychosis following infection with mycoplasma pneumoniae is reported. A hasty—and faulty—etiological diagnosis of disturbed family interaction caused additional suffering in a situation in which worries were already overwhelming. A meticulous search for underlying organic background as well as for psychosocial factors is called for in every case of atypical schizophreniform psychosis.Keywords
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