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Erotomania, also known as de Clérambault's syndrome, [1] is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. [2] It is listed in the DSM-5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder. [3] Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden, and the course is chronic. [4]
Erotomania – sexual desire or sexual attraction from strangers (delusional conviction) (eroto- (Greek) meaning sexual passion or desire) Etheromania – addiction to diethyl ether (ethero- (Greek > Latin) meaning upper air or sky) Eleutheromania – an intense and irresistible desire for freedom
de Clérambault's syndrome; (also called erotomania) a condition in which a person becomes deluded that a certain person of higher social status is in love with them. [8] It was described by Clérambault in a treatise titled " Les psychoses passionelles " (1921).
Monomania may refer to: Erotomania (also known as De Clerambault's syndrome): Delusion that a particular person is in love with the patient. This can occur without reinforcement or even acquaintanceship with the love object.
Adèle's obsession was a manifestation of erotomania. Along with her other symptoms of mental illness, including hallucinations, Adèle's condition indicates schizophrenia . The illness appeared in other members of the Hugo family; Victor Hugo's brother Eugène also had schizophrenia.
The Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome differs from Clérambault syndrome, which is specifically associated with erotomania—a delusional belief that another person, often of higher social status, is in love with the individual experiencing the disorder.
Mania is a syndrome with multiple causes. [6] Although the vast majority of cases occur in the context of bipolar disorder, it is a key component of other psychiatric disorders (such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type) and may also occur secondary to various general medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis; certain medications may perpetuate a manic state, for example prednisone ...
Related or synonymous models of pathological sexual behavior include hypersexuality (nymphomania and satyriasis), erotomania, Don Juanism, and paraphilia-related disorders. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The ICD-11 created a new condition classification, compulsive sexual behavior disorder , to cover "a persistent pattern of failure to control intense ...