• Title/Summary/Keyword: Neonaticide

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Borderline Personality Disorder with Infanticide and Denial of Pregnancy : A Case Report (영아살해와 임신거부증을 주소로 내원한 경계선 인격장애의 치료사례)

  • Jung, Semina;Paik, Ki Chung;Lee, Jun Hyung;Kim, Kyung Min;Doh, Jin Ah;Lim, Myung Ho
    • Anxiety and mood
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.161-166
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    • 2012
  • Though infanticide, killing the baby after birth of the neonate and denial of pregnancy, are very rare psychiatric disorder, they have been receiving a lot of social concerns. We report and review infanticide and denial of pregnancy administration in a 19 year-old adolescent with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. Patients with a young age, cognitive immaturity, an unwanted child, hid the pregnancy facts were consistent with the results of previous studies. In addition, the patient's impulsivity and emotional instability is affecting infanticide. After inpatient care with pharmacotherapy (escitalopram 20mg, alprazolam 1.5 mg, clonazepam 0.5 mg, valproate sodium 1,100-1,300 mg, and quetiapine 100-400 mg) and supportive psychotherapy, and there were significant improvement of clinical symptoms.