Delusions of a Magic Man Shared by Codependent Twin Sisters

Folie à deux has been called double insanity or shared psychotic disorder. In this report, we describe the case of twin sisters who presented with identical delusions. Both sisters reported a “magic man” lived in their bodies and made them weak. Both underwent treatment with similar medications: the...

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Published inCase reports in psychiatry Vol. 2022; pp. 9126521 - 3
Main Authors Shaikh, Anam, Lai, Randy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Hindawi 2022
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Abdomen
Age
Antipsychotics
Case Report
Case reports
Codependency
Complaints
Consent
Delusions
Emergency medical care
Laboratories
Magic & magicians
Mental disorders
Psychosis
Psychotropic drugs
Schizophrenia
Thyroid gland
Twins
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Summary:Folie à deux has been called double insanity or shared psychotic disorder. In this report, we describe the case of twin sisters who presented with identical delusions. Both sisters reported a “magic man” lived in their bodies and made them weak. Both underwent treatment with similar medications: the primary case with risperidone and the secondary case with paliperidone. The delusions of the primary case slowly abated with antipsychotics, whereas those of the secondary case completely resolved within a short duration after admission when the twins were separated in different hospital units.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Erik J nsson
ISSN:2090-682X
2090-6838
DOI:10.1155/2022/9126521