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Folie à Deux: Three Cases in the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

David Burke ,
Dianne Dolan  and
Raymond Schwartz
David Burke
Affiliation:
Department of Aged Care, St. George Hospital & Community Services, Sydney, Austrilia
Dianne Dolan
Affiliation:
Department of Aged Care, St. George Hospital & Community Services, Sydney, Austrilia
Raymond Schwartz
Affiliation:
Department of Aged Care, St. George Hospital & Community Services, Sydney, Austrilia
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Abstract

Folie à deux is a rare, interesting disorder involving delusional beliefs shared by two persons. We report three cases of elderly couples referred to our service during an 18-month period with this disorder, and discuss the salient clinical features and the possible risk factors for folie à deux in the elderly.

Type
Studies on Attitudes
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 1997 , pp. 207 - 212
Copyright
© 1997 International Psychogeriatric Association

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