Folie à deux: three cases in the elderly.
Folie à deux is a rare, interesting disorder involving delusional beliefs shared by two persons. We report three cases of elderly couples referred to our service during an 18-month period with this disorder, and discuss the salient clinical features and the possible risk factors for folie à deux in the elderly.
Burke
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Department of Aged Care, St. George Hospital & Community Services, Sydney, Australia.
Dolan
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Schwartz
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents