Monomania

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychological disorder
obsessive disorder
gptkbp:defines a mental illness characterized by preoccupation with a single idea or subject
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'monos' (single) and 'mania' (madness)
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Jean-Étienne_Dominique_Esquirol
early 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance once used as a diagnostic category in psychiatry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monomania
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:literature
psychiatric history texts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:obsessive-compulsive_disorder
paranoia
gptkbp:status obsolete in modern psychiatric classification
gptkbp:subspecies pyromania
erotomania
kleptomania
gptkbp:symptom impaired judgment outside the focus of obsession
obsessive focus on one idea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Twin_Fantasy
gptkb:Car_Seat_Headrest
gptkb:Adventures_in_Stereo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6