Psychotic patients who are victims of catfishing scams

I’m taking care of a patient who is manic but also seems to be a victim of a catfishing scam, where she believes that she is going to be marrying Johnny Depp, and has been hacked and has been homeless for many years in financial stress. This patient has suffered enormous loss, and her psychotic level of denial is a defense to addess this. I’m curious more generally though, as apparently and unfortunately, this seems to be a very common scam among many vulnerable individuals. Delusions are... Read more
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