Folie à deux and dementia.
Folie à deux has been infrequently reported in dementia patients. A case is described in which both partners with folie à deux suffered from an Alzheimer type dementia. The development and management of folie à deux in dementia is discussed.
St. George Hospital, Kogarah NSW.
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Draper
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Cole
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012931:Social Environment