Author:
Mlak Krzysztof,Dziuba John,Lachover Leonard
Abstract
CME Educational Objectives
1.
Review a rarely reported case of psychosis involving a request to have surgical removal of specific organ.
2.
Discuss medical and psychiatric differential diagnosis of psychosis and abdominal pain.
3.
Review the literature pertaining to psychosis and somatic complaints.
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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