Folie à Deux in Two Sisters: Case Report from Nigeria
1987 ◽
Vol 32
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pp. 216-218
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A case of folie à deux in two sisters from Nigeria is presented. The illness arises in a setting of multiple object losses, and social isolation, which left the two sisters most vulnerable. The more passive sister picks up some of the symptoms of her previously ill sister and they join in destructive activity which brings them to the hospital. Transcultural aspects are emphasized.
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1998 ◽
Vol 50
(5)
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pp. 369-374
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1972 ◽
Vol 6
(4)
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pp. 247-250
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