Erotomania and Senile Dementia of Alzheimer Type | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core (original) (raw)

Abstract

A case of erotomania in a 75-year-old female with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) is described. This case demonstrates the presence of an elaborately systematised delusion in SDAT, and the influence of the progression of SDAT on this delusion.

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