Erotomania

Erotomania, also known as de Clérambault's syndrome, is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. It is listed in the DSM-5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder. Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden, and the course is chronic.

This article is about a delusional disorder around an unrequited love. For abnormally strong or persistent sexual desires, see hypersexuality or sexual addiction
Erotomania
M.S.P. "Female patient suffering from erotomania", from Alexander Morison's The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases
SpecialtyPsychiatry 
SymptomsFalse attraction
DurationChronic

This disorder is most often seen (though not exclusively) in female patients who 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 lack of interest. 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 they are being sent messages from the secret admirer through innocuous events such as seeing license plates from specific regions.

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