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“Folie à deux,” or shared psychosis: A case report [PDF]

European Psychiatry
Introduction “Folie à deux,” or shared psychosis, is a fascinatingpsychiatric phenomenon characterized by the transmission of delusional beliefs and psychotic symptoms from one individual (the “inducer”) to another (the “recipient”) who share a close ...
E. Arroyo Sánchez, P. Setién Preciados, C. Diaz Mayoral   +2 more
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Die Schwestern Papin. Folie à deux [PDF]

, 2001
Man schreibt Donnerstag, den 2. Februar 1933 in der Stadt Le Mans, Präfektur der Region Sarthe. Es ist ungefähr 20 Uhr, die zu René Lancelin gerufene örtliche Polizei, der es nicht gelingt, in das Haus zu gelangen, verschafft sich mit Gewalt Eintritt beim ehemaligen Anwalt und findet im ersten Stock Madame Lancelin und ihre Tochter ermordet auf.
Vialet-Bine, Geneviève, Coriat, Aaron
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Folie a deux: a case report [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/SD4pSL] [PDF]

F1000Research, 2012
Folie a deux, to date, remains a rare, yet a challenging psychiatric diagnosis. We discuss two cases that were identified in our out-patient clinics.
Sobia Haqqi, Nisreen Ali
doaj   +2 more sources

Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie à Deux) in Turkey [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2009
Shared psychotic disorder or folie à deux is a rare and relatively unknown syndrome. Large case series are needed to find out and clarify the etiological factors and the phenomenology of shared psychotic disorder by comparing the cases from different ...
Buket Cinemre, Mehmet Eryılmaz, Ozge Doganavsargil, Özmen Metin   +3 more
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Delusional parasitosis with folie à deux: A case series

Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2015
Delusional parasitosis (DP) is characterized by single hypochondriacal delusion in which patient feels he/she is infested with insects. The authors present a case series of three cases of DP with shared psychotic disorder (folie ΰ deux) in which one ...
Neena Sanjiv Sawant, Chetan Dilip Vispute   +1 more
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Ekbom Syndrome With Folie à Deux – an Examination of Nature vs Nurture Through a Case Study [PDF]

BJPsych Open
Aims: Delusional parasitosis (DP), or Ekbom syndrome, is a rare psychiatric disorder in which individuals falsely believe they are infested with parasites. When shared by another person, it is classified as folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder).
Aditi Dawar, Shaimaa Aboelenien
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Genetic or Psychogenic? A Case Study of “Folie à Quatre” Including Twins

Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2015
Shared psychotic disorder, characterized by shared delusion among two or more subjects (termed “Folie à deux,” “trois,” etc.), is often associated with strong religious beliefs or social isolation, factors creating strong psychological sympathy. Recently,
Tohru Ohnuma, Heii Arai
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The nosological significance of Folie à Deux: a review of the literature [PDF]

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2006
Background Folie à Deux is a rare syndrome that has attracted much clinical attention. There is increasing doubt over the essence of the condition and the validity of the original description, such that it remains an elusive entity difficult to define ...
Patel Anish, Arnone Danilo, Tan Giles
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Folie a Deux: Shared Psychotic Disorder in a Medical Unit. [PDF]

Case Rep Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction. A shared psychotic disorder is a system of delusions shared by two or more individuals. Shared psychotic disorders typically develop in pairs or groups with a close relationship who are socially isolated. The function and affect of those inflicted with shared psychotic disorders usually remain intact. For these reasons, a shared psychotic
Bhutani S, Huremovic D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Atrial fibrillation and dementia: an unresolved ‘Folie à Deux’ [PDF]

Open Heart, 2020
Ardan M Saguner, Valentina A Rossi, Boldizsar Kovacs   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources