Folie à Deux and its interaction with early life stress: a case report

Folie à Deux and its interaction with early life stress: a case report

Abstract Background Folie à deux is a very rare psychiatric syndrome in which a psychotic symptom is transmitted from one individual to another. We present a case of folie à deux occurring during childhood, which is not an usual presentation of this syndrome. In this case, the disorder is correlated...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Vargas Alves Nunes, Sandra Odebrecht Vargas Nunes, Talita Strano, Gilberto Pascolat, Gustavo Manoel Schier Doria, Mauricio Nasser Ehlke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Case report
Early psychosis
Child abuse
Child development
Induced delusional disorder
Shared paranoid disorder
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-016-1128-8

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