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A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS.

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Mahorney, SL; Cavenar, JO
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
September 1988

Delusions presented by patients with psychiatric disorders are often a combination of psychopathology and current events. The authors present three cases that document the delusion of having acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in patients who were not members of high-risk groups but had psychiatric disorders. This clinical phenomenon raises psychodynamic issues as well as adds a new dimension to the controversy over AIDS testing.

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Am J Psychiatry

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ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

September 1988

Volume

145

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1130 / 1132

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Delusions
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Adult
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
 

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Mahorney, S. L., & Cavenar, J. O. (1988). A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS. Am J Psychiatry, 145(9), 1130–1132. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.9.1130
Mahorney, S. L., and J. O. Cavenar. “A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS.Am J Psychiatry 145, no. 9 (September 1988): 1130–32. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.9.1130.
Mahorney SL, Cavenar JO. A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS. Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Sep;145(9):1130–2.
Mahorney, S. L., and J. O. Cavenar. “A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS.Am J Psychiatry, vol. 145, no. 9, Sept. 1988, pp. 1130–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.145.9.1130.
Mahorney SL, Cavenar JO. A new and timely delusion: the complaint of having AIDS. Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Sep;145(9):1130–1132.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

September 1988

Volume

145

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1130 / 1132

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Delusions
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Adult
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome