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EROTOMANIC DELUSION [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Psychoses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

... a delusion in which the individual believes that he or she has a special, loving relationship with another person, who is usually a famous individual or someone of high standing.

CONT

Erotomanic delusions can lead to stalking or other potentially dangerous behaviors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Psychoses
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[Idée délirante où] le sujet est persuadé être aimé d'une personne en général célèbre ou riche [...]

Spanish

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