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folie a deux
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folie a deuxnoun
the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
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folie à deuxnoun
A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another.
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folie a deux
Folie a deux, also known as shared psychotic disorder, is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a healthy individual or individuals, known as the secondary, share the delusions of a person with a psychotic disorder, referred to as the primary, in situations of close proximity or isolation. The delusional beliefs, hallucinations, or abnormal behaviors are transmitted from the primary individual to the secondary. The term "folie a deux" is French and literally translates to "madness of two."
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Folie à deux
Folie à deux, or shared psychosis, is a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are transmitted from one individual to another. The same syndrome shared by more than two people may be called folie à trois, folie à quatre, folie en famille or even folie à plusieurs. Recent psychiatric classifications refer to the syndrome as shared psychotic disorder and induced delusional disorder in the ICD-10, although the research literature largely uses the original name. The disorder was first conceptualized in 19th century French psychiatry by Charles Lasègue and Jean-Pierre Falret and so also known as Lasègue-Falret Syndrome.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of folie a deux in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of folie a deux in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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