Small G W
Can J Psychiatry. 1986 Jun;31(5):452-7. doi: 10.1177/070674378603100514.
The author reviews the medical literature on pseudocyesis, the condition where a nonpregnant woman believes she is pregnant and has objective signs of pregnancy. The disorder involves both psychological and neuroendocrine mechanisms and is related to other conditions varying in severity from fleeting fears and wishes in healthy women to pathological changes in neuroendocrine functions in others. The notion that the condition is a heterogeneous one, closely related to other more common disorders, is emphasized.
作者回顾了关于假孕的医学文献，假孕是指非孕妇认为自己怀孕且有怀孕客观体征的情况。这种病症涉及心理和神经内分泌机制，并且与其他病症相关，其严重程度各不相同，从健康女性的短暂恐惧和愿望到其他女性神经内分泌功能的病理性变化。文中强调了假孕是一种异质性病症，与其他更常见病症密切相关的观点。
