1. A precious case from Middle Earth.
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Bashir, Nadia, Ahmed, Nadia, Singh, Anushka, Tang, Yen Zhi, Young, Maria, Abba, Amina, and Sampson, Elizabeth L.
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GOLLUM (Fictional character) , *SYMPTOMS , *PERSONALITY disorders , *MENTAL illness , *BEHAVIOR , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology , *DIAGNOSIS , *SCHIZOID personality - Abstract
Presents the case of the fictional character, Gollum, from "The Lord of the Rings" and asks if he is physically or mentally ill. Symptoms of social aggression, anti-social behaviour and obsession; Mental state examination; Diagnosis suggestions for the physical symptoms; Support for the mental diagnosis of schizophrenia which the authors reject; Suggestion that he fulfills seven of the nine criteria for schizoid personality disorder.
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- 2004
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