Folie à deux in a prepuberal child and his mother
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Induced psychosis, shared psychosis, folie à deux, prepuberal childAbstract
Shared Psychotic Disorder (DSM-5) or Induced Delusional Disorder (ICD-10), traditionally known as “folie à deux”, is a rare condition, probably under-diagnosed due to the serious social isolation and lack of insight that characterizes these patients. Some case reports and reviews have been published about this disorder, showing that the majority of the relationships are within the nuclear family with married or common-law couples being the most frequent. There are very few documented cases involving an induced partner younger than 18 years of age. We describe one case of a mother-son dyad, followed by a brief discussion based on the literature.
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