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Erotomanic Type Delusional Disorder

MedGen UID:
452759
•Concept ID:
C0855261
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A subtype of delusional disorder characterized by the central delusional theme that another person (usually one of higher status) is in love with the individual. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErotomanic Type Delusional Disorder

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

De Clérambault Syndrome, Othello Syndrome, Folie à Deux and Variants.
Delgado MG, Bogousslavsky J
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:44-50. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475685. PMID: 29151090
A descriptive case-register study of delusional disorder.
de Portugal E, González N, Haro JM, Autonell J, Cervilla JA
Eur Psychiatry 2008 Mar;23(2):125-33. Epub 2007 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.10.001. PMID: 18082379
Social cognition in "pure" delusional disorder.
Bömmer I, Brüne M
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2006 Sep;11(5):493-503. doi: 10.1080/13546800500359994. PMID: 17354084
Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749
Primary and secondary erotomania: clinical characteristics and follow-up.
Gillett T, Eminson SR, Hassanyeh F
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990 Jul;82(1):65-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01357.x. PMID: 2399821

Diagnosis

The de Clérambault syndrome: more than just a delusional disorder?
Sampogna G, Zinno F, Giallonardo V, Luciano M, Del Vecchio V, Fiorillo A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):385-390. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1744536. PMID: 32286086
De Clérambault Syndrome, Othello Syndrome, Folie à Deux and Variants.
Delgado MG, Bogousslavsky J
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:44-50. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475685. PMID: 29151090
Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749
Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368
Primary and secondary erotomania: clinical characteristics and follow-up.
Gillett T, Eminson SR, Hassanyeh F
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990 Jul;82(1):65-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01357.x. PMID: 2399821

Therapy

Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749
Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368
Somatic sexual hallucinations and erotomanic delusions in a mentally handicapped woman.
McGuire BE, Akuffo E, Choon GL
J Intellect Disabil Res 1994 Feb;38 ( Pt 1):79-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1994.tb00351.x. PMID: 8173227
Primary and secondary erotomania: clinical characteristics and follow-up.
Gillett T, Eminson SR, Hassanyeh F
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990 Jul;82(1):65-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01357.x. PMID: 2399821

Prognosis

The de Clérambault syndrome: more than just a delusional disorder?
Sampogna G, Zinno F, Giallonardo V, Luciano M, Del Vecchio V, Fiorillo A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):385-390. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1744536. PMID: 32286086
A cognitive profile of individuals who tend to worship celebrities.
McCutcheon LE, Ashe DD, Houran J, Maltby J
J Psychol 2003 Jul;137(4):309-22. doi: 10.1080/00223980309600616. PMID: 12943182
Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368
Prediction of dangerous behaviour in male erotomania.
Menzies RP, Fedoroff JP, Green CM, Isaacson K
Br J Psychiatry 1995 Apr;166(4):529-36. doi: 10.1192/bjp.166.4.529. PMID: 7795929
Primary and secondary erotomania: clinical characteristics and follow-up.
Gillett T, Eminson SR, Hassanyeh F
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990 Jul;82(1):65-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01357.x. PMID: 2399821

Clinical prediction guides

Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit.
Provoost E, Raymond S, Gasman I
J Forensic Sci 2022 Jan;67(1):265-274. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14892. PMID: 34634145
Unexpected subthreshold autism spectrum in a 25-year-old male stalker hospitalized for delusional disorder: a case report.
Dell'Osso L, Dalle Luche R, Cerliani C, Bertelloni CA, Gesi C, Carmassi C
Compr Psychiatry 2015 Aug;61:10-4. Epub 2015 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.04.003. PMID: 26031384
A descriptive case-register study of delusional disorder.
de Portugal E, González N, Haro JM, Autonell J, Cervilla JA
Eur Psychiatry 2008 Mar;23(2):125-33. Epub 2007 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.10.001. PMID: 18082379
A cognitive profile of individuals who tend to worship celebrities.
McCutcheon LE, Ashe DD, Houran J, Maltby J
J Psychol 2003 Jul;137(4):309-22. doi: 10.1080/00223980309600616. PMID: 12943182
Prediction of dangerous behaviour in male erotomania.
Menzies RP, Fedoroff JP, Green CM, Isaacson K
Br J Psychiatry 1995 Apr;166(4):529-36. doi: 10.1192/bjp.166.4.529. PMID: 7795929

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