title: [Stalking: unwelcome company. The psychopathology of a modern phenomenon].
abstract: The term stalking describes a pattern of behavior in which the victim is pursued, pestered and threatened. In many cases, the stalker resorts to physical violence, and may even commit murder. In the German-speaking areas, the phenomenon is to date not much discussed in the psychiatric and psychological literature, despite the fact that it is a widespread occurrence. While stalkers are diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia and/or narcissistic as well as borderline disorders, victims have no typical "victim personality". They do, however, respond to stalking with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorders, which need to be recognized and treated.
authors.affiliation: Klinisches Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf. christine.schneider@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tress
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010550:Personal Space; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology