Fregoli Syndrome: An Underrecognized Risk Factor for Aggression in Treatment Settings

Fregoli syndrome (FS) is commonly associated with verbal threats and aggressive behavior. We present a case of Fregoli syndrome leading to an assault. We discuss the possible underdiagnosis of FS, associated risk for aggression, and strategies to reduce that risk.

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Autores principales: Ashraf, Nauman, Antonius, Daniel, Sinkman, Arthur, Kleinhaus, Karine, Malaspina, Dolores
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/351824
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author Ashraf, Nauman
Antonius, Daniel
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Kleinhaus, Karine
Malaspina, Dolores
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spelling pubmed-34206692012-08-30 Fregoli Syndrome: An Underrecognized Risk Factor for Aggression in Treatment Settings Ashraf, Nauman Antonius, Daniel Sinkman, Arthur Kleinhaus, Karine Malaspina, Dolores Case Rep Psychiatry Case Report Fregoli syndrome (FS) is commonly associated with verbal threats and aggressive behavior. We present a case of Fregoli syndrome leading to an assault. We discuss the possible underdiagnosis of FS, associated risk for aggression, and strategies to reduce that risk. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3420669/ /pubmed/22937404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/351824 Text en Copyright © 2011 Nauman Ashraf et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Fregoli Syndrome: An Underrecognized Risk Factor for Aggression in Treatment Settings
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title_full Fregoli Syndrome: An Underrecognized Risk Factor for Aggression in Treatment Settings
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title_short Fregoli Syndrome: An Underrecognized Risk Factor for Aggression in Treatment Settings
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420669/
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