shared psychotic disorder
* Shared psychotic disorder o Induced psychotic disorder o Falret o Patient who has a psychotic symptom passes the delusion to a new person o The new person is dependent on the person harboring the psychotic symptoms o The new person may be intellectually impaired or have subnormal intelligence o Treatment of choice is the SEPERATION of the patient from the person who is inducing the delusion o Low dose antipsychotics may help Ref.Kaplon and Sadock, Synopsis of Psychiatry, 11 th edition, Pg.no.333
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Jacob Kasanin
Benedict Morel
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Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders