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| Folie à deux: three case studies | | Author(s) | David Burke, Dianne Dolan, Raymond Schwartz |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 9, no 2, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 207-212 |
| Keywords | Delusion ; Married couples ; Case studies ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Folie à deux (insanity of two) is a rare disorder involving delusional beliefs shared by two persons. This article reports on three cases of older couples referred to an Australian psychogeriatric service during an 18-month period with this disorder, and discusses the salient clinical features and the possible risk factors for folie à deux in older people. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980930408 A |
| Classmark | EDD: SM: 69P: 7YA |
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