Also
referred to as Folle a` Deux, the cause is not well understood.
Symptoms
Primary
symptoms are delusions such as in delusional disorder which are similar in
content to those of an individual who already has an established delusion.
Treatment
The
course of this disorder is widely variable. Often the best course of
action is separation from the other individual.
Prognosis
The
disorder can be chronic depending on the dynamics of the relationship, but
with separation, it can disappear, sometimes rather quickly.
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visitor, or student and his/her existing psychologist, mental
health provider or college instructor.
