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 in:Case reports in psychiatry 2022-05, Vol.2022, p.9126521-3
Main Authors: Shaikh, Anam, Lai, Randy
Format: Article
Language:English
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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.
ISSN:2090-682X
2090-6838
DOI:10.1155/2022/9126521