title: Shifts of dependency in the resolution of folie à deux.
abstract: We have presented a case of folie à deux in which the wife was the primary (dominant) partner and the husband the secondary (submissive) partner. The husband's symptoms seemed to have resolved as his dependency shifted from his wife back to his mother. Treatment is recommended by deliberately shifting dependencies only when there is advantage in doing so. For most patients, the aim should be independence.
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbour, HI 17680-5080.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinneen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents