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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]
The English suffix-mania denotes an obsession with something; a mania. The suffix is used in some medical terms denoting mental disorders. It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obsession with that subject.
Gaëtan Henri Alfred Edouard Léon Marie Gatian de Clérambault (French pronunciation: [ɡaɛtɑ̃ ɑ̃ʁi alfʁɛd edwaʁ leɔ̃ maʁi ɡatjɑ̃ də kleʁɑ̃bo]; 2 July 1872 – 17 November 1934) was a French psychiatrist. Apart from his psychiatric studies, he was an acclaimed painter and wrote on the costumes of various native tribes. [1]
In 'You' season 4, it’s revealed that Joe has a mental health disorder: erotomania. Experts explain what the show gets right and wrong about the condition.
Season 4 of the hit TV show 'You' spotlights Joe Goldberg's erotomania again. A psychiatrist explains what it is, common symptoms, and how it's treated.
AHD – American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin. Also used by the Columbia Encyclopedia. RHD – Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1966). WBO – World Book Online (1998). MECD – Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary. DPL – Dictionary of Pronunciation, Abraham Lass and Betty Lass.
[3]: 25–6, 31, 39 [6]: 243 Coined by the French psychiatrist Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772–1840) around 1810, [2]: 153 monomania was a new disease-concept characterised by the presence of an expansive fixed idea, in which the mind was diseased and deranged in some facets but otherwise normal.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.