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Bigirimana1 (talk) 00:01, 8 March 2018 (UTC)Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:11, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

First of all, this group needs to learn how to format so you aren't writing solid blocks of text. J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

One thing I noticed on the Erotomania Wikipedia page is that it talked about a man named Gatian De Clerambault and talked about a paper he had done called Les Psychoses Passionnelles but did not explain or create a link to what the paper was at all so that is something that could be done.It can also add the definition tp make sure people are understanding and it makes a sense. There is also a few parts in the history section that do not have citations, this must be changed or added. Two articles I have found on the topic were “Erotomania.” GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog, 17 Jan. 2018, www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/erotomania., as well as Ingleson, Kanna. “What is erotomania? Symptoms and treatment.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319145.php. Questions I would pose would be would you recommend starting off using our own research (secondary sources obviously) and starting from there or to start with the already used references and see if we can dig more out of it?

'''Before asking which sources you should use, you should figure out how to organize this article. Use the outline from the next assignment to do this.'''

Also, is there any other main headlines like history or presentation that you think would be wise to add or even take away from the existing article? Dpautzke (talk) 19:10, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

'''That would stem from your outline. Outline how you think the article should be structured. If your outline indicates a need for new headings, then add them.''' J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Bigirimana1 (talk) 02:03, 22 February 2018 (UTC)I guess the article as it looks like, it may need to be developed in details. There are definitions but some of them are not really done well. The article is short, it really need to be done in details to make more sense. In addition, the article seems to have some sources from French.It may have to be defined some terms from French to english. When some one is reading it, it may confuse him. Another thing I would talk on this article, the history is not quit show swell. it may need more references to support that the idea is supporting by a lot of people.

Need to add two references. J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ''I still can't find Bagirimana's references. I'll take his word for it that he added them. He needs to learn how to leave a signature. J.R. Council (talk) 20:34, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

The question I would ask would be Is there any chance this article can be sent back to the readers and have it evalute once again? I there any chance they can change the way how they can develop the idea of how they were written?[User:bigirimana1

'''I don't know what you mean by this. Who are the readers who would re-evaluate the article?''' J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Our article is on erotomania. One problem with the issue I saw right away was the statement in the lead that said erotomania is also called de Clerambault's Syndrome, and they failed to include a footnote, so I am unsure where that information is from. There is also no citation in the "Presentation" section, so if that information is not found, we may need to find a new source to present the disorder that can be cited.

Good.

Two journal articles that present the definition of and information about erotomania are as follows:

1.) Erickson TC. Erotomania (Nymphomania) as an expression of cortical epileptiform discharge. Arch NeurPsych. 1945;53(3):226–231. doi:10.1001/archneurpsyc.1945.02300030063010 2.) R P Menzies, J P Fedoroff, C M Green, K Isaacson The British Journal of Psychiatry Apr 1995, 166 (4) 529-536; DOI: 10.1192/bjp.166.4.529 The second article may be useful because in the talk and history section of the article, some individuals wonder whether this disorder may be comorbid with other disorders.

My questions for Dr. Council are as follows: 1.) Since the presentation section is not cited, should we think about finding our own information and taking everything else under this heading out?

'''If you can find citations that fit the information, just add the citations rather than deleting the section. In any case, bring up proposed changes on the Talk page, especially if you want to delete a section. ''' 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

2.) Are there any headings of choice we could add or should we start by focusing on adding to the history and presentation sections? The lead will have to be altered once we have the rest of the article refined so that we can better introduce it, correct? Thanks! And sorry I had put this on my talk page instead of sandbox, initially. My mistake.Tcharlotte (talk) 19:13, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

'''No worry. Regarding headings, see my comment to Damon, above.''' J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC) ′′′ (talk) 21:11, 7 March 2018 (UTC)The two articles are :1. Erotomania is a weird illness where people become delusional about love 2. Rejected, love-obsessed and erotomanic: Inside the disturbed mind of a stalker. Work cited:1. Mullen, P. E., Pathé, M., & Purcell, R. (n.d.). The rejected stalker and the resentful stalker. Stalkers and their Victims, 69-81. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511544088.007 My big question: why when You are trying to analyze all the articles are always seem like the may need more information, Does this happens because the articles do not have enough references, do we need to combine the different ideas from different references so that we can gather all the information togather in order to have a good ideas? A question for Jems: Once we found the article did not have enough information I know that it won't be published. How long an Articles may have to be saved in order to be considered as a use?

Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

=To-Do List=

Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Adding more background information about the author where he attended school and what inspire him to come up with this idea may be helpful. Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Need to know the more specific reason why this disorder is needed and the cause as well. These are all good ideas and information for what should be added and done to the article. Adding more history to the article I believe will be crucial. There is vague accounts of people who had erotomania but it doesn't give any context or really who the people are who had it. Adding more specific accounts would prove to be useful for readers, as well as how common the disease is and who is effect by it. Can it happen to anyone or is their specific traits or attributes that lead to it? what leads to this. The definition and presentation in the current article isn't poor but could be much more elaborated on. I agree with checking the portrayals in fiction aspect to see just how reliable these are. adding the prognosis and treatment bit will be useful in the elaboration. Dpautzke (talk) 01:11, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Provide/find a source in the lead where it discusses Clérambault's Syndrome. I may have found a good reference: (Segal, 1989)Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The presentation section also needs citations, and it could use more detail Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Possibly need to verify the Portrayals in Fiction contentTcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Decipher whether or not the Notes section is complete. Should the footnotes not match up with the references provided? Clarification is needed.Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Potentially add a new heading for Treatment and prognosis for people affected with Erotomania instead of having a short bit about atypical antipsychotics use in the Presentation portion of the articleTcharlotte (talk) 21:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Add who is affected by the disorder as well as prevalence under Presentation section (Segal, 1989) Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC) I (TRICIA) can clean up and add to the presentation section if everyone agrees with that. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:49, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Someone can maybe add a little to the history section which could include more recent history on Erotomania to add to the classical times. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:49, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)More organization is needed to make an article understandable.
 * 2) Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)For the presentation there is some missing information and this may need to be fixed as we are adding more sources and citation.
 * 3) Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Defining more terms is a key way need to be done so that it can make be easier to understand for the reader

''Damon and Patience: please learn to do some formatting, either with Visual editor or formatting commands in Wikitext. Click help at top of text box in Edit source mode. I've added a couple of #s above to generate numbered list. ''J.R. Council (talk) 20:53, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

=Outline of Erotomania Article=

Erotomania
''This article is about a delusional disorder. For an abnormally strong or persistent sexual desire, see hypersexuality.'' ''Erotomania is a type of delusional disorder where the affected person believes that another person is in love with him or her. This belief is usually applied to someone with higher status or a famous person, but can also be applied to a complete stranger. Erotomanic delusions often occur in patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, but can also occur during a manic episode in the context of bipolar I disorder.[1] During an erotomanic delusion, the patient believes that a secret admirer is declaring his or her affection for the patient, often by special glances, signals, telepathy, or messages through the media. Usually the patient then returns the perceived affection by means of letters, phone calls, gifts, and visits to the unwitting recipient. Even though these advances are unexpected and often unwanted, any denial of affection by the object of this delusional love is dismissed by the patient as a ploy to conceal the forbidden love from the rest of the world.[2]''

''Erotomania is also called de Clérambault's syndrome, after French psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), who published a comprehensive review paper on the subject (Les Psychoses Passionnelles) in 1921. Erotomania should not be confused with obsessive love or obsession with unrequited love, neither of which involves delusion.''

Contents [hide]
1	Presentation 2	Well-known cases 3	History 4	Portrayals in fiction 5	See also 6	Notes 7	References''

Etiology
I found sources that listed possible causes of erotomania that I will be continuously adding in the more I get it organized. Tcharlotte (talk) 22:34, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Presentation[edit source]
''The core symptom of the disorder is that the sufferer holds an unshakable belief that another person is secretly in love with them. In some cases, the sufferer may believe several people at once are "secret admirers". The sufferer may also experience other types of delusions concurrently with erotomania, such as delusions of reference, wherein the perceived admirer secretly communicates his or her love by subtle methods such as body posture, arrangement of household objects, and other seemingly innocuous acts (or, if the person is a public figure, through clues in the media). Erotomanic delusions are typically found as the primary symptom of a delusional disorder or in the context of schizophrenia and may be treated with atypical antipsychotics.[citation needed]'' Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Erotomania is a disorder which mostly happened to the people who are thinking that they are in love with someone. Mostly of the people who are falling in this kind of categories of disorder, it may be seen with a people who may think that is in love with someone. Usually it can usually popular to the people feel love with famous. As other kind of sicknesses, erotomania has the causes which are schizophren. When someone has this symptom of it, he she likely to have eromania disorder. More over the other condition which may be a good reason for erotmania to happen can be during a moniac eposede. There ai another way you can call erotomania which is Clerambault's syndrome inking that when he feels to someone, another person is thinking about him /her only.
 * From to-do list, add who is affected and the prevalence: The majority of the time, those affected by the disorder are females that have never met the objects of their delusions (Segal, 1989). Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:13, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Prognosis and Treatment
This is a new section where we can take the part where it discusses the use of atypical antipsychotics from the Presentation section and elaborate more here using new references. I found a few that will be helpful that I listed under our New References Added section below: ( Seeman, 2016) & (Kelly, B.D., 2005). Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC) I (Tricia) can take charge of this new section by using my resources to find and organize the summary of useful treatments available, if my group members are okay with that.Tcharlotte (talk) 20:49, 21 March 2018 (UTC) Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:13, 21 March 2018 (UTC)If You really have those information available, I am assuming to use them will not cause any problem. We can also still adding more details once we found your information may need more detail for clarification.

Well-known cases[edit source]
In his paper that described the syndrome, de Clérambault referenced a patient he had counselled who was obsessed with British monarch George V.[3] She had stood outside Buckingham Palace for hours at a time, believing that the king was communicating his desire for her by moving the curtains.[3][4]

''Parallels were drawn between this and a 2011 case where the body of a homeless American man was found on a secluded island within sight of Buckingham Palace. The man had sent hundreds of "strange and offensive" packages to Queen Elizabeth II over the previous 15 years.[4]''

The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. has been reported to have been driven by an erotomanic fixation on Jodie Foster, whom Hinckley was attempting to impress.[3]

Late night TV entertainer David Letterman and former astronaut Story Musgrave were both stalked by Margaret Mary Ray, who suffered from erotomania.[5][6]

History[edit source]
''M.S.P. "Female patient suffering from erotomania," from Alexander Morison's The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases Early references to the condition can be found in the work of Hippocrates, Erasistratus, Plutarch and Galen.[citation needed] In the psychiatric literature it was first referred to in 1623 in a treatise by Jacques Ferrand (Maladie d'amour ou Mélancolie érotique) and has been variously called, "erotic paranoia" and "erotic self-referent delusions" until the common usage of the terms erotomania and de Clérambault's syndrome.''

G. E. Berrios and N. Kennedy outlined in 'Erotomania: a conceptual history' (2002)[7] several periods of history through which the concept of erotomania has changed considerably:

''Classical times – early eighteenth century: General disease caused by unrequited love Early eighteenth – beginning nineteenth century: Practice of excess physical love (akin to nymphomania or satyriasis) Early nineteenth century – beginning twentieth century: Unrequited love as a form of mental disease Early twentieth century – present: Delusional belief of "being loved by someone else" In one case, erotomania was reported in a patient who had undergone surgery for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.[2]''

Portrayals in fiction[edit source]
The horror of erotomania and unrequited love can be seen in these films:[8]

''Play Misty for Me Ingrid Goes West Fatal Attraction Enduring Love (Ian McEwan novel) He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not Erotomania is also in:''

Coronation Street: 1992/1993 - Carmel Finnan, an Irish Nanny looking after Gail Platt's kids, believing she is in love with Martin Platt and is also sure that he loves her. ''Criminal Minds: season 1 episode 5 "Broken Mirror", episode 18 "Somebody's Watching"; and season 8 episode 9 "Magnificent Light" Chance: season 1 episode 3 "Hiring It Done" orange is the new black: season 2 episode 4 "A Whole Other Hole"''

See also[edit source]
''Adèle Hugo Delusion Delusional disorder Erotolepsy Limerence Love addiction Monomania Psychosis Schizophrenia Stalking

Notes[edit source]
''Jump up ^ Remington GJ, Jeffries JJ (July 1994). "Erotomanic delusions and electroconvulsive therapy: a case series". J Clin Psychiatry. 55 (7): 306–8. . ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson CA, Camp J, Filley CM (1998). "Erotomania after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: case report and literature review". J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 10 (3): 330–7. . ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.history.com/news/when-royal-watching-becomes-royal-stalking ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8802614/Royal-family-obsessives-body-lay-near-Buckingham-Palace-for-years.html Jump up ^ Frank Bruni, Behind the Jokes, a Life Of Pain and Delusion; For Letterman Stalker, Mental Illness Was Family Curse and Scarring Legacy, New York Times, November 22, 1998 Jump up ^ Foster, David & Levinson, Arlene. Suicide on a railroad track ends a celebrity-stalker's inner agony Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine., Associated Press, October 11, 1998 Jump up ^ Berrios GE, Kennedy N (December 2002). "Erotomania: a conceptual history". Hist Psychiatry. 13 (52 Pt 4): 381–400. doi:10.1177/0957154X0201305202. . Jump up ^ Helen K. Gediman (14 December 2016). Stalker, Hacker, Voyeur, Spy: A Psychoanalytic Study of Erotomania, Voyeurism, Surveillance, and Invasions of Privacy. Karnac Books. pp. 21–34. ISBN 978-1-78181-706-3.''

References[edit source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erotomania. ''Berrios GE, Kennedy N (December 2002). "Erotomania: a conceptual history". History of Psychiatry. 13 (52 Pt 4): 381–400. doi:10.1177/0957154X0201305202. . Fitzgerald P.; Seeman M.V. (2002). "Erotomania in women". In Sheridan, Lorraine; Boon, Julian. Stalking and psychosexual obsession: Psychological perspectives for prevention, policing, and treatment. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-49459-3. Giannini AJ, Slaby AE, Robb TO (February 1991). "De Clérambault's syndrome in sexually experienced women". The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 52 (2): 84–6. . Kennedy N, McDonough M, Kelly B, Berrios GE (2002). "Erotomania revisited: clinical course and treatment". Compr Psychiatry. 43 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1053/comp.2002.29856. . Munro, Alistair (1999). Delusional disorder: Paranoia and related illnesses. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58180-X'' Tcharlotte (talk) 21:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC) Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC)1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Ed. 4. Washington, DC: APA, 1994 2. Berrios GE, Kennedy N: Erotomania: a conceptual history. Psychol Med. In Press. 3. Hollender MH, Callahan AS: Erotomania or de Cle´rambault’s syndrome. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1978;32:1574-1576 4. Enoch MD, Trethowan W: Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes, Ed. 3. Bristol, England: Wright, 1991. 5. Teoh JI: De Cle´rambault’s syndrome—a review of four cases. Singapore Med J 1972;13:227-234. 6. Seeman MV: Delusional loving. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1978;35:1265-1267. 7. Berry J, Hayden P: Psychose passionelle in successive generations. Br J Psychiatry 1980;137:574-575. 8. Evans D, Jackel LL, Slott NE: Erotomania. A variant of pathological mourning. Bull Menninger Clin 1982;46:507-520. 9. Taylor P, Mahendra B, Gunn J: Erotomania in males. Psychol Med 1983;13:645-650.

=References to Add=

Justice System: Another Look at This Recurring Problem," Journal of Forensic Sciences, JFSCA, Vol. 39, No. 2, March 1994, pp. 378–385.
 * Segal, J.H. (1989). Erotomania revisited: From Kraepelin to DSM-III-R. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 146(10), 1261-6. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Seeman, M.V. (2016). Erotomania and recommendations for treatment. Psychiatric Quarterly, 87, 355-364. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Jordan, H.W., Lockert, E.W., Johnson-Warren, M., Cabell, C., Cooke, T., Greer, W., & Howe, G. (2006). Erotomania revisisted: Thirty-four years later. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(5), 787-93. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Kelly, B.D. (2005). Erotomania: Epidemiology and management. CNS Drugs, 19(8), 657-669. Tcharlotte (talk) 20:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC).Kennedy, N., Mcdonough, M., Kelly, B., & Berrios, G. (2002). Erotomania revisited: Clinical course and treatment. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 43(1), 1-6. doi:10.1053/comp.2002.29856
 * Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC). Mullen, P. E., Pathé, M., & Purcell, R. (n.d.). The rejected stalker and the resentful stalker. Stalkers and their Victims, 69-81. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511544088.007
 * Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:49, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Leong, G. B., "De Ci~rambault Syndrome (Erotomania) in the Criminal
 * Bigirimana1 (talk) 22:49, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Harmon, R., Rosner, R., and Owens, H. "Obsessional Harassment and Erotomania in a Criminal Court Population," Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 2, 1995, pp. 188–196, https://doi.org/10.1520/JFS15339J. ISSN 0022-1198
 * “Erotomania.” GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog, 17 Jan. 2018, www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/erotomania.Dpautzke (talk) 01:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * “Erotomania - He Loves Me, He Couldn't Possibly Love Me Not.” Love Addiction Treatment, 16 Apr. 2013, www.loveaddictiontreatment.com/loveaddictionnews/erotomania-he-loves-me-he-couldnt-possibly-love-me-not/.Dpautzke (talk) 01:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Kennedy, N, et al. “Erotomania Revisited: Clinical Course and Treatment.” Comprehensive Psychiatry., U.S. National Library of Medicine, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11788912.Dpautzke (talk) 01:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Oliveira, C.,Alves, S., Ferreira, C., Agostinho, C., & Avelino, M.J. (2016). Erotomania-A review of De Clerambault's Syndrome. The Journal of the European Psychiatric Association, 33, S664.

Dr. Council's comments on Assignment 5

 * 1) You seem to have a lot of material, but when it's all mashed into blocks of text it is hard to follow. Not clear if you've copied parts of the existing article into the outline. Click on Help in Edit source mode, or use Visual editor.
 * 2) I don't think you'll have trouble finding enough material. Your main issues will be editing it down and organizing it.
 * 3) I couldn't find any list of who's taking responsibility for specific tasks. J.R. Council (talk) 21:01, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Responding to Dr. Council's comments
Sorry we did not have a separate list of who was going to do what. I had written under the To-Do List that I would add to and clean up the presentation section (because I found some useful information on details), as well as add a little more information on cause, prognosis and treatment (in our outline). I should have indicated that in a new list to make it easier to see, but I did say that I could contribute in those ways. Thanks! Tcharlotte (talk) 22:32, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

=Lead Section-TriciaSchoch=

Erotomania is listed by the DSM-III-R as a relatively uncommon delusional paranoid disorder that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with him or her (Segal, 1989). This disorder is seen most often (though not exclusively) in female patients that are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is unattainable due to high social or financial status, marriage, or disinterest (Segal, 1989) & (Jordan et al., 2006). The object may also be imaginary, deceased, or someone the patient has never met. Denial is characteristic in this syndrome (Jordan et al., 2006).

Delusions of reference are common as the person commonly perceives that he or she is being sent messages from their secret admirer through innocuous things like seeing license plates from specific states. Delusional objects may be fixed or replaced by others over time (Jordan et al., 2006). Erotomania dates back to Hippocrates, Freud, and G.G. de Clérambault who referred to the disorder as "Psychose Passionelli." The disorder is also known as de Clérambault's Syndrome due to his contributions (Jordan et al., 2006).

Erotomanic delusional disorders are categorized into primary and secondary forms. Primary (pure) erotomania exists alone without other psychiatric disorders, and it normally has a sudden onset and chronic outcome. The secondary form occurs along with other co-existing disorders, the most common being paranoid schizophrenia. Its onset is more gradual and can involve symptoms like vivid tactile, visual, and auditory hallucinations (Jordan et al., 2006). Primary erotomania is more likely to include aggressive behaviors like stalking (Kelly, 2005). Causes of this disorder are not completely understood, and various potential sources have been suggested, a few of which are comorbidity with other disorders, neurochemical imbalances, and genetic predispositions (Jordan et al., 2006). Prognosis differs individually, and ideal treatment is not yet completely understood either. To date, the mainline pharmacological treatments have been Pimozide (Jordan et al., 2006) & (Kelly, 2005), atypical antipsychotics like risperidone and Clozapine, and neuroleptics (Jordan et al., 2006) & (Kelly, 2005). Non-pharmacologic treatments that have shown some degree of efficacy are electroconvulsive therapy, supportive psychotherapy, family and environment therapy (Jordan et al., 2006), rehousing, risk management and treating underlying disorders in cases of secondary erotomania (Kelly, 2005).

Some well-known cases of erotomania have been documented, including the John Hinkley Jr. attempted assassination of former President Ronald Reagan. Erotomania has been sensationalized in many fictional portrayals such as in the movie, Fatal Attraction (Gediman, 2016). Tcharlotte (talk) 04:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

feedback for TriciaSchochBigirimana1 (talk) 20:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC) I totally like what you have done so far. I enjoyed how you detailed the informations from the definition of the title of the articles. I also like how you destinguish the different types of the Erotomanoa. This can give a reader to understand exactly what you are talking about the article. When I was wondering if you were able to find any information talking how mqany dose needed for each of those two types when it comes to treat them. I also like how you were to show the references to support your idea. You have done an amzing jobs keep up.Bigirimana1 (talk) 20:54, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments: ''This is way too for a lead. In fact, it could be the entire article. I think the first paragraph could be a fine lead. The only potential problem is that you refer to an old edition of DSM. Does this condition also appear in the new edition, DSM 5? If so, refer to that. If not, say it's been dropped.''J.R. Council (talk) 21:21, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Bigirimana' comments:''' Hello Tricia and Demon I tried to combine the first paragraphe as Dr. Counsil suggested, but I could not able to combine the first sentence of the second paragraph. You are welcome you guys to check out if you need to make any change or wanted to make any change will be fine with me. Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:05, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

=Lead Section-Bigirimana Patience= Erotomania is a delusional belief that a person is in love with the affected individual, despite contrary evidence. it is usually an uncommon form of paranoid delusion in which affected person believe Harmon, R., Rosner, R., and Owens, H. 2016). The condition of the erotomania is actually rare and it is usually affect women more than man( kanna Ingleson,2018). an individual may have an idea and believe that she is in love and they can affirm their believe by sending or using the secret messages

Erotomania can start suddenly, and usually the symptoms are often long lasting. Most of the people who are object of the affection is typically an older, inaccessible people usually with high status whom may have a little or no previous contact with the deluded person(Kennedy, N., Mcdonough, M., Kelly, B., & Berrios, G. (2002) Erotomania may be a symptom of a of some illness which may include Schizophrenia, where schizo-effective disorder, major depressive disorder and then psychotic features, here we may talk about Bipolar disorder, or Alzheimer's disease. (Kennedy, N., Mcdonough, M., Kelly, B., & Berrios, G. (2002)

The behavior which may be linked with erotomania can includes pesistent efforts to make contact through stalking, written communication, as well as harassing behaviors. For treatment, it should be tailored personally for the people or individual to gain the best results. Medication and therapy are usually a common treatment it is rare for erotomania to reoccur and usually the treatment can often successful, especially for those people who are experienced with bipolar disorder or without other underlying conditions (kanna Ingleson,2018 )

Dr. Council's comments: ''My comments to Tricia apply here as well. You could combine the first paragraph and first sentence of second paragraph to make the lead. The rest is good information, but belongs in the main body of te text. '' J.R. Council (talk) 21:23, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Tricia's comments for Bigirimana

Bigirimana, your lead section involved many of the most important points about the disorder including the fact that it is a rather rare delusional disorder with a chronic outcome, and that people believe an individual loves them, despite evidence against it. Much of our main points overlap, which is good, so I can write up a sample lead for assignment 7, and you can add to it or change it where you find necessary. Tcharlotte (talk) 22:06, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

=Group Lead Section=

Erotomania is listed in the DSM 5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder (Oliveira et al., 2016) and is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with him or her (Segal, 1989). This disorder is most often seen (though not exclusively) in female patients that are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is unattainable due to high social or financial status, marriage, or disinterest (Segal, 1989) & (Jordan et al., 2006). The object of obsession may also be imaginary, deceased, or someone the patient has never met. Delusions of reference are common as the erotomanic individual often perceives that he or she is being sent messages from the secret admirer through innocuous events such as seeing license plates from specific states. Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden and the course is chronic (Jordan et al., 2006). Tcharlotte (talk) 22:43, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

=Lead Section= Erotomania- is a very rare delusional disorder in which delusions of an individual cause him/her to believe that someone of a higher status has fallen in love and is obsessive with that individual (Kennedy, 2002). Erotomania is listed in the DSM 5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder (Oliveira et al., 2016). Not much is known about this delusional disorder, as well as only a small portion have been confirmed to be effected by it. Many who suffer from Erotomania almost always have a history of other mental illnesses, including, but not limited too, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression (Kennedy., McDonough., Kelly., Berrios., 2002). The onset is sudden and can last a very long time, the disorder is most common in females but can still effect those of the male population (Kennedy., McDonough., Kelly., Berrios., 2002). The individual may or may not directly know the person they believe is obsessive with them but will still create ways inside their mind to justify the obsession, as well as going far enough to create delusions of secret messages being sent to them from the one that is obsessive (Segal, 1989). Dpautzke (talk) 01:57, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Tcharlotte,Bigirimana, I thought I would give it a shot because I came to the conversation late in its action. However, I think you killed it with your lead section after taking the notes from Dr. Council. I believe you have included as well as left out everything that would be necessary to have as well as utilized further into the article. Sorry again for my late responses.Dpautzke (talk) 01:57, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments on group lead
'''Damon did a nice job, but I agree that the first one pretty much nailed it. There still might be some ways you could work in some of Damon's contribution, but I think the one that Trish and Bigirimana posted is just the right length. Keep the lead short and interesting, so people will want to read the rest. The fine details on this disorder are also interesting, but you can cover them in the main text of the article.'''J.R. Council (talk) 20:04, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Ready to go. J.R. Council (talk) 22:12, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Better get moving on this!
You have a good lead and plenty of additional material. Just need to assemble the main body of the article. I'm surprized you haven't started workikng on this yet, but you've still got a few days. J.R. Council (talk) 19:54, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

=Articl -- Assignment 8=

Erotomania is listed in the DSM 5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder. and is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with him or her. This disorder is most often seen (though not exclusively) in female patients that are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is unattainable due to high social or financial status, marriage, or disinterest &. The object of obsession may also be imaginary, deceased, or someone the patient has never met. Delusions of reference are common as the erotomanic individual often perceives that he or she is being sent messages from the secret admirer through innocuous events such as seeing license plates from specific states. Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden and the course is chronic.

Etiology
There are many known potential causes for erotomanic symptoms. With secondary erotomania, symptoms are comorbid with other disorders like bipolar I and schizophrenia, and schizophrenia, in particular can bring on effects of the erotomania through a neurochemical imbalance. Symptoms may also be precipitated by use of antidepressants like Venlafaxine and alcoholism. There may be a potential genetic component involved as family histories of first degree relatives with histories of psychiatric disorders are common. Freud explained erotomania as a defense mechanism to ward off homosexual impulses which can lead to strong feelings of paranoia, denial, displacement and projection. Similarly, it has been explained as a way to cope with severe loneliness or ego deficit following a major loss. Erotomania may also be linked to unsatiated urges dealing with homosexuality or narcissism. Last, some research shows brain abnormalities occurring in patients with Erotomania such as heightened temporal lobe asymmetry and greater volumes of lateral ventricles that are absent in those with schizophrenia or no mental disorders.

Presentation
Erotomania is more common in women, but men are more likely to exhibit violent and stalker-like behaviors. The core symptom of the disorder is that the sufferer holds an unshakable belief that another person is secretly in love with them. In some cases, the sufferer may believe several people at once are "secret admirers". Most commonly, the individual has delusions of being loved by an unattainable man who is usually an acquaintance or someone the person has never met. The sufferer may also experience other types of delusions concurrently with erotomania, such as delusions of reference, wherein the perceived admirer secretly communicates his or her love by subtle methods such as body posture, arrangement of household objects, colors, license plates on cars from specific states, and other seemingly innocuous acts (or, if the person is a public figure, through clues in the media). Some delusions may be extreme such as conception,birth, and kidnapping of children that never existed. The delusional objects may be replaced by others over time, and some may be chronic in fixed forms. Denial is characteristic with this disorder as the patients do not accept the fact that their object of delusion may be married, unavailable, or disinterested. The phantom lover may also be imaginary or deceased. erotomania has two forms: primary and secondary. Primary erotomania is also commonly referred to as de Clerambault's syndrome and Old Maid's Insanity and it exists alone without comorbidities, has a sudden onset and a chronic outcome. The secondary form is found along with mental disorders like paranoid Schizophrenia, it often includes persecutory delusions, hallucinations, and grandiose ideas and it has a more gradual onset. Patients with a "fixed" condition are more seriously ill with constant delusions and are less responsive to treatment. These individuals are usually timid, dependent women that are often sexually inexperienced and/or Schizophrenic. In those with a more mild, recurrent condition, delusions are shorter-lived and the disorder can exist undetected by others for years. Problematic behaviors include actions like calling, sending letters and gifts, making unannounced house visits and other persistent stalking behaviors.

Prognosis and Treatment
Prognosis differs from person to person, and the ideal treatment is not completely understood. Treatment for this disorder gains the best results when tailored specifically for each individual. To date, the mainline pharmacological treatments have been Pimozide( which was approved for treating Tourette's Syndrome) &, atypical anti-psychotics like risperidone and Clozapine, and neuroleptics. & Non-pharmacologic treatments that have shown some degree of efficacy are electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), supportive psychotherapy, family and environment therapy, rehousing, risk management and treating underlying disorders in cases of secondary erotomania. The ECT may provide temporary delusional relief, anti-psychotics help to reduce agitation or associated dangerous behaviors, and SSRI's may be used in response to cases of neurochemical imbalances. The psychotropic medications are the main treatments for managing delusions.In many cases, Pimozide has been shown to be superior to antipsychotics. Psychosocial psychiatric interventions can enhance the quality of life through allowing some social functioning, and treating comorbid disorders is a priority for secondary Erotomania. Those with secondary Erotomania may also benefit from medication as well as group and family psychotherapies. Family therapy, adjustment of socio-environmental factors, and removing delusions with something positive may be beneficial to all. In most cases, harsh confrontation should be avoided. Structured risk assessment helps to manage risky behaviors in those individuals more likely to engage in actions that include violence, stalking, and crime. For particularly troublesome cases, neuroleptics and enforced separation may be moderately effective.

History
Early references to the condition can be found in the work of Hippocrates, Freud(1911),G.G. de Clérambault(1942), Erasistratus, Plutarch and Galen. Parisian physician, Bartholomy Pardoux (1545-1611) covered the topics of nymphomania and erotomania. In 1623, erotomania was referred to in a treatise by Jacques Ferrand (Maladie d'amour ou Mélancolie érotique) and has been called, "erotic paranoia" and "erotic self-referent delusion" until the common usage of the terms erotomania and de Clérambault's syndrome. In 1971 and 1977, M.V. Seeman referred to the disorder as "phantom lover syndrome" and "psychotic erotic transference reaction and delusional loving". Emil Kraepelin and Bernard also wrote of erotomania and more recently, Winokur, Kendler, and Munro have contributed to knowledge on the disorder.

G. E. Berrios and N. Kennedy outlined in 'Erotomania: a conceptual history' (2002) several periods of history through which the definition of erotomania has changed considerably:


 * Classical times – early eighteenth century: General disease caused by unrequited love
 * Early eighteenth-beginning of nineteenth century: Practice of excess physical love (akin to nymphomania or satyriasis)
 * Early nineteenth century – beginning twentieth century: Unrequited love as a form of mental disease
 * Early twentieth century – present: Delusional belief of "being loved by someone else"

In one case, erotomania was reported in a patient who had undergone surgery for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.

Well-known cases
In his paper that described the syndrome, de Clérambault referenced a patient he had counselled who was obsessed with British monarch George V. She had stood outside Buckingham Palace for hours at a time, believing that the king was communicating his desire for her by moving the curtains.

Parallels were drawn between this and a 2011 case where the body of a homeless American man was found on a secluded island within sight of Buckingham Palace. The man had sent hundreds of "strange and offensive" packages to Queen Elizabeth II over the previous 15 years.

The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. has been reported to have been driven by an erotomanic fixation on Jodie Foster, whom Hinckley was attempting to impress.[3]

Late night TV entertainer David Letterman and former astronaut Story Musgrave were both stalked by Margaret Mary Ray, who suffered from erotomania.

Michael David Barrett allegedly suffered from erotomania, stalking ESPN correspondent Erin Andrews across the country trying to see her and taking lewd videos.

It is important to note that many cases of obsession or stalking can be linked to erotomania but do not always necessarily go hand in hand.

Portrayals in fiction
The horror of erotomania and unrequited love can be seen in these films:


 * Play Misty for Me
 * Ingrid Goes West
 * Fatal Attraction
 * Enduring Love (Ian McEwan novel)
 * He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not

Erotomania is also in:


 * Coronation Street: 1992/1993 - Carmel Finnan, an Irish Nanny looking after Gail Platt's kids, believing she is in love with Martin Platt and is also sure that he loves her.
 * Criminal Minds: season 1 episode 5 "Broken Mirror", episode 18 "Somebody's Watching"; and season 8 episode 9 "Magnificent Light"
 * Chance: season 1 episode 3 "Hiring It Done"
 * Orange is the new black: season 2 episode 4 "A Whole Other Hole"