SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

Course overview

SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER (FOLIE À DEUX) IS A RARE DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY SHARING A SPECIFIC DELUSION AMONG TWO OR MORE PEOPLE IN A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP. THE INDUCER (PRIMARY) WHO HAS A PSYCHOTIC DISORDER WITH DELUSIONS INFLUENCES ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OR MORE (INDUCED, SECONDARY) BASED ON A DELUSIONAL BELIEF. IT IS COMMONLY SEEN AMONG TWO INDIVIDUALS, BUT IN RARE CASES, CAN INCLUDE LARGER GROUPS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.