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Psychiatry Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 868cdb80

Characteristic symptom in induced psychotic disorder is:

A
Insomnia
B
Profound mood disturbances
C
Accepting delusions of other person
D
Suicidal ideation
High-Yield Explanation
In induced psychotic disorder or shared psychotic disorder, one person who has the delusion (primary case) induces the delusion in another person (secondary case). SHARED (OR INDUCED) PSYCHOTIC DISORDER: Also known asfolie a deux or communicated insanity. occurs among familiar persons Dominant individual with fixed delusions appears to induce similar beliefs in a dependent individual. Eg: Father believes that his neighbours are trying to harm his family. This belief is induced into his son and his son also stas to believe the same.

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