In shared psychotic disorder, delusions appear to have been transferred from one person to another.

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Shared psychotic disorder, also known as folie à deux, is a rare mental illness in which delusional beliefs are shared between two or more people who have a close relationship. Typically, one person already has a psychotic disorder and the delusional beliefs are transferred or transmitted to the other person(s) in the relationship.

In Shared Psychotic Disorder, Delusions Appear to Have Been Transferred