A case of homosexual erotomania.
Erotomania has previously been described exclusively in terms of delusional heterosexual relationships, and almost all of the patients reported to manifest this syndrome are women. We report the case of a schizophrenic man with a chronic, fixed delusion involving a homosexual lover. Theoretical implications regarding the psychodynamics of this syndrome are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001538:Bender-Gestalt Test; D003702:Delusions / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011386:Projective Techniques; D012737:Sex Factors