scholarly journals Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie À Deux): A Rare Case with Dissociative Trance Disorder That Can Be Induced

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (16) ◽  
pp. 2701-2704
Author(s):  
Munawir Saragih ◽  
Mustafa Mahmud Amin ◽  
Muhammad Surya Husada

BACKGROUND: Shared psychotic disorder was first introduced in the 19th century in France with the name Folie à deux. Since then, the concept of Folie à deux has been developed and produces several subtypes in France. In DSM, this disorder is called Shared Psychotic Disorder, and in ICD-10, it is called Induced Delusional Disorder. However, some of the classic subtypes of Folie à deux are not included in the above categories. CASE REPORT: We found a case of shared psychotic disorder between a 38-year-old male inducer, a Batak tribe with two female recipients, 34 and 36 years from the Batak tribe. They were found to share the same delusions and hallucinations, and inducers could make recipients into trance conditions. These three individuals did not get along with the surrounding community and often carried out activities and perform rituals together. CONCLUSION: Overall, our case has some unique features of folie à deux. In this case, there is a trance condition that can be induced that have not been reported in the literature or case reports related to Folie à deux.

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Patel, MD ◽  
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Adam Schindzielorz, MD ◽  
Suzanne Holroyd, MD ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (200) ◽  
pp. 295-297
Author(s):  
Pratikshya Chalise ◽  
Sandip Subedi ◽  
Pawan Sharma

Shared psychotic disorderis a rare psychiatric disorder. It is defined when a primary psychotic person imposes his/her delusional beliefs to the other person usually in a close relationship. Occurrence of this disorder among family members and close friends has been described. However, its exact incidence and prevalence is not known. Since such case has not been reported in Nepal to best of our knowledge, we present a case of shared delusional disorder along with brief review of literature. This case report describes a case of common shared persecutory delusion in husband and wife. Keywords: folie a deux; shared psychotic disorder.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 415-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Cipriani ◽  
Noha Abdel-Gawad ◽  
Sabrina Danti ◽  
Mario Di Fiorino

Background: Folie à deux is a clinical condition that was first described in 19th century. It is a psychotic disorder in which two closely associated individuals share a similar delusional system. Objectives: The aim of this article is to review the nosological significance of folie à deux and to explore the disorder among patients with dementia. Methods: Medline and Google Scholar searches were conducted for relevant articles, chapters, and books published before 2017. Search terms used included dementia, folie à deux, induced delusional disorder, neurocognitive disorders, shared psychotic disorder. Publications found through this indexed search were reviewed for further relevant references. Results and Conclusion: Cases of Folie à deux involving patients with dementia are reported quite infrequently. Most of the studies on the topic consist in case reports. Clinicians are obliged to treat the disorder. They should be alert to the potential high risk inherent this psychotic syndrome.


1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Goldney

Folie à famille is a rare variant of the folie à deux situation. A family history is presented which demonstrates both folie communiquée and folie imposée, two of the four subgroups summarized by Gralnick (1942) from the 19th century literature. The fact that mere separation of affected persons may be inadequate is emphasized.


2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsue Shimizu ◽  
Yasutaka Kubota ◽  
Motomi Toichi ◽  
Hisamitsu Baba

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Shazia Farheen Qureshi ◽  
Javed Ather Siddiqui ◽  
Iman Mustafa Elhag ◽  
Yousef Bin Ahmed Shawosh

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 684-692
Author(s):  
Menekse Sila Yazar ◽  
Evrim Erbek ◽  
Nezih Eradamlar ◽  
Latif Alpkan

Folie à deux is an uncommon psychiatric entity characterized by the transfer of delusional ideas and/or abnormal behavior from one person to another, or many others, who are in close contact with the primarily affected patient. In this paper we present a case of folie à deux, involving a married couple who suffered from a shared psychotic disorder with delusional interpretations of specific suras of the Koran. These mystical delusions were derived from the Anatolian legend of The Seven Sleepers. The case resulted in the death of the wife. This study illustrates the role of cultural and religious factors in folie à deux.


2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S576-S576
Author(s):  
C. Cocho ◽  
M. Baquero ◽  
I. Vera ◽  
J. Alvarez-arenas

IntroductionThe induced delusional disorder or folie à deux, is a rare condition characterized by psychotic symptoms at least in two individuals in close association.ObjectivesWe report a case of shared psychotic disorder between mother and daughter. We briefly review both classical and current literature.MethodsWe summarized the results from articles identified via MEDLINE/PubMed using “induced delusional/shared psychotic disorder” as keywords. We report a case of a woman who develops psychotic symptoms characterized by delusions of persecution. Her daughter started, during the first high school grade with referring sexual threats and having delusions of persecution lived by her mother like a fact. They have very symbiotic relationship. Seven years later, the mother has required hospitalization for chronic delusions.ResultsThe term folie à deux was first coined by Lasègue and Falret, they assume the transmission of delusions was possible when an individual dominated the other and existed relative isolation. Recent studies found no significant differences in age and sex, although described higher comorbidity with other psychiatric diseases. Relative to treatment, separation by itself is insufficient; an effective neuroleptic treatment is required.ConclusionsOur case meets criteria for shared psychotic disorder. The daughter, with a ruling attitude who dominates the relationship, was the inducer. The mother showed no resistance in accepting delusions and remains them active after separation. This leads us to consider the possible predisposition to psychotic illness by both patients.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S365-S365
Author(s):  
L. Pérez Gómez ◽  
A. Barrio Nespereira ◽  
A. González Fernández ◽  
O.W. Muquebil Ali Al Shaban Rodríguez ◽  
C.F. Rueda Rodríguez

IntroductionThe first reference to the shared delusions emerged in France in the nineteenth century. Shared delusions can be classified in three frames with different nosological value: simultaneous folie à deux, imposed folie à deux and communicated folie à deux.ObjectivesA review of the structures of presentation of this psychiatric disorder through a case report and checking the categorization of the classic folie à deux in the current diagnostic manuals.MethodsDiscussion through a case report of delusional disorder among twins. After several interviews with the patients we found that both have a complex delusional system, structured and bizarre at the same time. There was a clearly paranoid tinge in the narration which main theme is religion.ResultsDelusional clinical appears identically and simultaneously in both subjects with equal readiness and doesn’t give up after the admission of the patients in two different psychiatric hospitalization units.ConclusionsIn the ICD-10 and DSM-5, diagnostics would be different depending on the kind of folie à deux. In simultaneous folie à deux and communicated folie à deux the dominant partner would receive a diagnosis of delusional disorder with ICD-10 and DSM-5. The acceptor partner would receive a diagnosis of delusional disorder induced with the ICD-10 and a diagnosis of unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder with the DSM-5. In a simultaneous folie à deux, both subjects would have a diagnosis of delusional disorder in both manuals. We think that this is the right choice.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


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