Shifts of dependency in the resolution of folie à deux.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We have presented a case of folie à deux in which the wife was the primary (dominant) partner and the husband the secondary (submissive) partner. The husband's symptoms seemed to have resolved as his dependency shifted from his wife back to his mother. Treatment is recommended by deliberately shifting dependencies only when there is advantage in doing so. For most patients, the aim should be independence.
Medical subject headings
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Shared Paranoid Disorder