Same Gender De’ Clerambault in a Man: Case Report

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10.2991/978-94-6463-120-3_24How to use a DOI?

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male; adult; antipsychotic agents; antimanic agents; hallucinations; emotions

Abstract

Currently, Gender De ‘Clerambault or erotomania is a very rare case, especially in men. This disorder is related to a person’s culture and socioeconomic, with the most prominent symptom being delusional disorder, and the best treatment is antipsychotics. Mr. H, age 40, complained of sleeping difficulty and felt loved by the artist he idolized. In this case, there were hallucinations but not daily. The most prominent symptom was that he felt liked and had a 5-month relationship with the artist he idolized. The patient was administered antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. A case of erotomania was discovered in a male patient. Furthermore, this disorder is very rare, especially in men. The first line of treatment administered in this case is antipsychotics, and afterward, changes were observed.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - S. Beby Puteri Utami
AU  - Mustafa M. Amin
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/03/31
TI  - Same Gender De’ Clerambault in a Man: Case Report
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry (ICONAP 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 158
EP  - 161
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-120-3_24
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-120-3_24
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