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.

How do members experience shared psychotic disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with shared psychotic disorder*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for shared psychotic disorder*

Who has shared psychotic disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 11
40s 9
50s 8
60s 7
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 19
Female 16