Solomon Susan, Gupta Swapnil
Department of Psychiatry, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanagachettikulam, Puducherry, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2014 Jan;36(1):82-4. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.127261.
Bereavement reactions are associated with numerous physical and mental complications. Atypical bereavement reactions have been described but their place in the classificatory system has not been established. We present the case of an eighty-year-old woman who came with the belief that her deceased son was alive. We discuss the diagnostic dilemma she posed and conclude that it may be difficult to differentiate atypical bereavement from other psychiatric illnesses.
丧亲反应与众多身心并发症相关。非典型丧亲反应已被描述,但它们在分类系统中的位置尚未确定。我们介绍了一位80岁女性的病例,她坚信自己已故的儿子还活着。我们讨论了她所带来的诊断困境,并得出结论,可能难以将非典型丧亲反应与其他精神疾病区分开来。