A H Samuels1, S Allnutt, E K Tan. 1. Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. asamuels@med.usyd.edu.au
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To highlight issues of adoption and twinship in an unusual case of stalking. CLINICAL PICTURE: An ususual case of same gender, serial stalking which began at an early age in a young woman who was one of a set of twins adopted at birth. TREATMENT: Insight orientated psychotherapy. OUTCOME: Beneficial outcome in context of clear boundaries, therapist selection and emphasis upon legal consequences of behaviour. CONCLUSIONS: Early disruptions to attachments including adoption and twinship may have relevance in some patterns of adult stalking behaviour.
OBJECTIVE: To highlight issues of adoption and twinship in an unusual case of stalking. CLINICAL PICTURE: An ususual case of same gender, serial stalking which began at an early age in a young woman who was one of a set of twins adopted at birth. TREATMENT: Insight orientated psychotherapy. OUTCOME: Beneficial outcome in context of clear boundaries, therapist selection and emphasis upon legal consequences of behaviour. CONCLUSIONS: Early disruptions to attachments including adoption and twinship may have relevance in some patterns of adult stalking behaviour.