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Case Reports
. 1977 Nov:131:533-4.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.131.5.533.

The gaslight phenomenon--an institutional variant

C A Lund, A Q Gardiner
Case Reports

The gaslight phenomenon--an institutional variant

C A Lund et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1977 Nov.

Abstract

A case of paranoid psychosis in an elderly female is reported in which recurrent episodes were apparently induced by the staff of the institution where the patient was a resident. The issues raised by this case are discussed.

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