Lydia Tan has been living with her paranoid schizophrenic husband on an isolated farm for so long that she has come to accept his irrational beliefs. When she visits her sister, her delusions weaken. Mrs. Tan's condition is called ____.

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Mrs. Tan's condition is called shared psychotic delusion, also known as folie à deux. This occurs when an individual develops delusions as a result of a close relationship with another person who has a delusional disorder. In this case, Mrs. Tan has come to share her husband's paranoid schizophrenic delusions due to their isolated life together.

Lydia Tan Has Been Living with Her Paranoid Schizophrenic Husband