Shared psychotic disorder (Folie a deux), is a rarely seen and poorly understood psychiatric disorder. It is characterized by the transfer of delusional belief from one primary patient, who already suffering from a psychotic disorder, to another, the secondary patient. Here we present a case, of daughter of schizophrenic mother who has shared psychotic disorder with belief delusion of pregnancy. It was easily diagnosed but a bigger challenge for management purpose.
Keywords: Shared psychotic disorder, Folie a deux, Delusion of pregnancy