Pursuit of the perfect mother: an unusual case of stalking

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 beg an at an early age in a young woman who was one of a set of twins adopted a t birth. Treatment: Insight orientated psychotherapy. Outcome: Beneficial outcome in context of clear boundaries, therapist selec tion and emphasis upon legal consequences of behaviour. Conclusions: Early disruptions to attachments including adoption and twinsh ip may have relevance in some patterns of adult stalking behaviour.