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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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) |
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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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