Abstract
Folie à famille is a rare psychiatric condition in which several family members develop similar psychotic symptoms. We describe the case of a family of four with a shared paranoid delusion, who all obtained complete remission after being treated with antipsychotics on different psychiatric wards.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
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Delusions
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Family Characteristics
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Family Therapy*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Shared Paranoid Disorder / complications
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Shared Paranoid Disorder / diagnosis*
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Shared Paranoid Disorder / drug therapy
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Social Isolation*
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Thinness / complications*
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Treatment Outcome
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Young Adult