[Psychiatric significance of stalking].
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview on the psychiatric significance of stalking and the implications for the health care system.


RESULTS
Stalking is a widespread phenomenon and can result in significant health care problems.


CONCLUSIONS
In the future physicians will have to deal with this problem in a professional manner.
Dressing
H
H
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim. dressing@as200.zi-mannheim.de
Gass
P
P
Kühner
C
C
Habermeyer
E
E
D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003702:Delusions / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data