
Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions
from Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
Published: Wed Jun 16 2021
Show Notes
Episode 35: Can delusional beliefs be passed on to others? Forensic psychiatrist Brian Holoyda discusses the science of shared psychotic disorders (also known as folie à deux), how cult beliefs can mimic this phenomenon, and why Qanon doesn't necessarily count as a delusion.
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