Shared psychotic disorder
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What is shared psychotic disorder?
Shared psychotic disorder is a delusional disorder shared by two or more people with close emotional links. Only one of the people suffers from a genuine psychotic disorder; the delusions are induced in the other(s) and usually disappear when the people are separated.
Common symptoms reported by people with shared psychotic disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with shared psychotic disorder
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
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Data from patients with shared psychotic disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with shared psychotic disorder
Treatment name(s)
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Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
insomnia
whole body joint ache
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
shared psychotic disorder
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
drowsiness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
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- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
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- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with shared psychotic disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has shared psychotic disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 50 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 33 say shared psychotic disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 6 | |
| 30s | 10 | |
| 40s | 8 | |
| 50s | 8 | |
| 60s | 3 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 6 | |
| 20-29 years | 2 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 19 | |
| Female | 16 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 8 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 4 |
These charts show data from shared psychotic disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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