Mother-son folie a deux: a case report.
A case of folie a deux is presented in which the child is the dominant psychotic partner and his mother is the passive partner in whom a paranoid psychosis is induced. The conditions under which folie a deux may occur, the diagnosis, and the treatment of the disorder are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*