Objective: To examine the phenomenology of erotomania and to discuss the relevance of its classification into primary and secondary forms.
Method: Two case reports are presented. Both were female, non-Irish nationals who travelled to Ireland expressly to pursue their objects, who were both members of an internationally famous rock band. Case 1 and Case 2 are presented as primary and secondary erotomania, respectfully.
Result: The difficulty in distinguishing primary from secondary erotomania is discussed; the modern literature is referred to, which appears to be divided about the status of the primary form of this disorder as a distinct entity.
Conclusion: Until further advances are made in elucidating mental disorders, diagnosis will remain symptom-based, leaving diagnostic formulations somewhat over-crowded with syndromes of undetermined aetiology. Such is the case with erotomania.
