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[Pathological fantasies in children]
1Bekhterev St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Aim:
To develop a clinical classification of pathological fantasies (fantasy syndrome) in children and adolescents regardless of nosological attribution.
Material And Methods:
We examined 109 patients, aged 3-16 years, using psychopathological and instrumental (EEG and MRI) methods.
Results And Conclusion:
Authors developed the clinical typology of pathological fantasies in children with different mental diseases and disorders. The following variants of fantasy syndromes were singled out: 1. fantasizing with sensorealization of mental images; 2. fantastic stories (subdivided into 5 different variants): 2.1 easily provoked fantasies with situation-conditioned content; 2.2. fantasizing with increased falsehood; 2.3. sexual allegations and self-accusations; 2.4. fantasizing about imaginary worlds; 2.5. fantasies about a fictional friend); 3. playing transformation; 4. fantasies with a predominance of specific hobbies.
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