'Truman Syndrome' Haunts Some Psychiatric Patients

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Specializes in Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology.

NEW YORK (AP) ― One man showed up at a federal building, asking for release from the reality show he was sure was being made of his life.

Another was convinced his every move was secretly being filmed for a TV contest. A third believed everything - the news, his psychiatrists, the drugs they prescribed - was part of a phony, stage-set world with him as the involuntary star, like the 1998 movie "The Truman Show."

http://wcbstv.com/watercooler/truman.syndrome.Psychiatric.2.872754.html

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Specializes in Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology.

Has anyone seen this yet? Interesting.

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Specializes in LTC, MED SURG, PSYCH.

I've seen it in an 18 yr old psyche patient on my unit. He believes he is on a t.v. show and that his every move is being recorded. He wants everyone else on the Unit to leave because "they aren't on my show today." Very interesting.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Sheesh, just we need...another syndrome.

Does sound kind of interesting though. :)

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

That was a weird movie, I can understand how it would put this idea in someone's head who was susceptible.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Psych.

I've seen a patient with this delusion.

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