erotomania

subtype of a delusional disorder, characterized by delusions of another person (possibly imaginary) being infatuated with the patient; commonly, the onset is sudden and the course is chronic
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erotomania

Summary

erotomania ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,933 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault is named after erotomania[2].
  • erotomania is a type of delusional disorder[3].
  • erotomania's Commons category is recorded as Erotomania[4].
  • erotomania's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • erotomania's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • erotomania's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • erotomania's different from is recorded as Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome[8].
  • erotomania's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[9].

Body

Definition and Type

erotomania is a type of delusional disorder[3].

Origins

Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault is named after erotomania[2].

Influence

Things named for erotomania include Erotomania[10], a film[11], directed by Marco Vicario[12].

Why It Matters

erotomania ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,933 views/month).[1] erotomania has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] erotomania is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for erotomania include Erotomania[10], a film[11], directed by Marco Vicario[12].

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  1. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of delusional disorder
    Named after
    Subclass of
    Different from Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome
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