Erotomania: A case series

Erotomania is an unusual psychotic disorder exemplified by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. The condition is usually, but not exclusively, observed in females who are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is usually beyond...

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Autores principales: A V Sowmya, Nishtha Gupta, Sana Dhamija, Madhura Samudra, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:77a4b3255be24808bd19a912a60f98d52021-11-12T10:11:30ZErotomania: A case series0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328821https://doaj.org/article/77a4b3255be24808bd19a912a60f98d52021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=249;epage=251;aulast=Sowmyahttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Erotomania is an unusual psychotic disorder exemplified by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. The condition is usually, but not exclusively, observed in females who are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is usually beyond reach, being of much higher social or financial status, already married or disinterested. We present a case series of three patients suffering from this uncommon disorder.A V SowmyaNishtha GuptaSana DhamijaMadhura SamudraSuprakash ChaudhuryDaniel SaldanhaWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsarticleerotomaniapsychosisdelusionPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 249-251 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic erotomania
psychosis
delusion
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
spellingShingle erotomania
psychosis
delusion
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
A V Sowmya
Nishtha Gupta
Sana Dhamija
Madhura Samudra
Suprakash Chaudhury
Daniel Saldanha
Erotomania: A case series
description Erotomania is an unusual psychotic disorder exemplified by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. The condition is usually, but not exclusively, observed in females who are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is usually beyond reach, being of much higher social or financial status, already married or disinterested. We present a case series of three patients suffering from this uncommon disorder.
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title Erotomania: A case series
title_short Erotomania: A case series
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