“Folie à trois”, when the madness exceed one person

Published

2015-09-25

How to Cite

Gallardo Borge, L., Ímaz Roncero, C., Geijo Uribe, S., Sotelo Martín, E., & Martín Arranz, M. V. (2015). “Folie à trois”, when the madness exceed one person. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 32(3), 145–148. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/93

Issue

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • Laura Gallardo Borge Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
  • Carlos Ímaz Roncero Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
  • Soraya Geijo Uribe Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
  • Eva Sotelo Martín Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
  • María Victoria Martín Arranz Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

Keywords:

Foliè a deux, folie à trois, shared psychotic disorder

Abstract

We report the case of a 16 year old man whose mother and her partner have transfer delusional ideas; they suffer a “folie à trois” or shared psychotic disorder. It is a rare illness due to the limited help searching of the members and the scarcity evaluation of families with psychotic members. The main treatment is the separation, the teenager was hospitalized in a child and adolescence psychiatry unit, and afterwards a multidisciplinary approach of mental health and social services was done.

Nowadays, the etiology of this entity is a challenge, because of lacking of biological markers and the explanations of psychologycal and enviromental mechanisms.

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Author Biography

Laura Gallardo Borge, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

Correspondencia:
C/ Gondomar Nº14 6ºC 47011 Valladolid
lgallardoborge@gmail.com

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