de Clérambault's syndrome

English

Alternative forms

  • De Clerambault syndrome

Etymology

Named after French psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), who published a comprehensive review paper on the subject (Les Psychoses Passionelles) in 1921.

Noun

de Clérambault's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of erotomania (“delusion of being loved by another”).

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