Folie à deux - a case report

Introduction. Shared psychotic disorder, or folie ? deux, is a rare entity characterized by the transmission of symptoms from one patient (the inducer) to another induced). Delusional disorder type mental illness (International Classification Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, diagnosis code F24; it was moved Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychotic Disorders). Only person suffers real other/s is/ are induced, most often recover/s after separation inducer. Case Report. Based on medical records available literature this condition, we present case mother son with where paranoid psychosis transfers his mother. They lived alone in same household for years, socially isolated others. Conclusion. In general, research has shown that there no uniform opinions among authors regarding incidence males females, at younger older age, as well relationships between partners, siblings, parents children. Most agree longterm social isolation common risk factors, dominance strong power suggestion partner, passivity tendency other.