Citation

Jamaluddin R. Case Rep. Psychiatry 2021; 2021.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2021/7463272

PMID

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Abstract

Erotomania is a rare subtype of delusional disorder, whereby the affected person believes that another individual, usually someone with higher socio-economic status, is in love with them despite having little or no contact. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published case of same gender erotomania, involving a 28-year-old single lady and a 42-year-old divorcee towards a female psychiatrist. We aimed to share the challenges experienced by the managing psychiatrist as she inopportunely became the theme of her patients' delusion. We also reviewed and discussed recent literature on erotomania to create awareness among psychiatrists towards this rare psychiatric condition. © 2021 Ruzita Jamaluddin.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; Review; case report; psychotherapy; depression; schizophrenia; social support; psychosis; suicide attempt; psychoeducation; neuroleptic agent; dysthymia; sexual behavior; clinical article; automutilation; mental health service; paranoia; child parent relation; paracetamol; psychopharmacotherapy; follow up; relapse; medical examination; child care; physical abuse; auditory hallucination; fluphenazine; introspection; stalking; hospital readmission; sibling relation; young adult; limb weakness; emotional abuse; medication compliance; gift giving; reassurance; erotomania; child custody; social media addiction; socioeconomic background