A Very Late and Unintended “Pregnancy”: A Case of Very Late-Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis

Mariana Mendes Melo, MD^a,*; Pedro Branco, MD^a

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(4):20l02854

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