Two-person madness, also called “delusion for two,” induced delusional disorder, or shared delirious disorder, is a syndrome characterized by the transfer of psychotic delusions from a sick person, the primary psychotic, to a seemingly healthy person, the secondary subject..
This delusional induction of idea is more common in people who have a close relationship and occurs most often in women and an older person to a younger person, such as mother to daughter, for example.
- In most cases.
- Only those involved in sharing delirium have a real psychotic disorder.
- And the taxable person’s delusions often disappear when people separate.
Generally, this disorder occurs when the inducer suffers from a psychotic disorder, and the most common psychotic disorder found in the inducing elements was schizophrenia, followed by delirant disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depression.
According to some studies, the phenomenon of the madness of two men can be explained by the presence of a set of conditions, such as:
Treatment of induced delusional disorder consists mainly of physical separation of the two elements, which lasts for a minimum of 6 months and usually leads to remission of the element-induced delirium.
In addition, the inductive element must be admitted to the hospital and may require pharmacological treatment with neuroleptics.
In some cases, individual and family psychotherapy may also be recommended.