title: Delusional loving.
abstract: Erotomania is reexamined by an in-depth study of eight patients. There appear to be two main varieties: the phantom lover syndrome, or fixed delusion elaborated around a person who does not exist, and erotomania proper, a recurrent tendency to believe that one is loved by a powerful, prominent man.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008149:Love; D008875:Middle Aged; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors