Delusion and desire: erotomania revisited.
OBJECTIVE
This paper examines the phenomonology in a case of erotomania and reviews classical and contemporary treatment options.


METHODS
A case of primary erotomania is described.


RESULTS
Treatment with hospitalization and risperidone produced rapid clinical improvement.


CONCLUSIONS
Atypical antipsychotic drugs may be useful in the treatment of this interesting syndrome.
Kelly
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Jonathan Swift Clinic, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Kennedy
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Shanley
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone