title: Induced delusional disorder in an adolescent : a case report.
abstract: Induced delusional disorder or folie a deux in a 19 year old girl from India whose 16 years old younger sister had paranoid schizophrenia is described. Transient sharing of delusional beliefs by those living with the patients may be an extension of unsubstantiated beliefs held by the community.
authors.affiliation: K. RAMACHANDRAN, MBBS., MD., (Psych.)., Consultant Chief Psychiatrist, Sree Ramakrishna Mission Hospital, Sasthamangalam, Thnuvananthapuram-695 006.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Manickam