Delusional Disorder
Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a psychotic disorder. People who have it can’t tell what’s real from what is imagined. Delusions are the main symptom of delusional disorder. They’re unshakable beliefs in something that isn’t true or based on reality.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W053
Diagnosis: Delusional Disorder
US Patients: 1% of mental health admissions
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M;W1½
Age Onset: Age 40
Brain Area: neurotransmitters
Symptoms: strong beliefs, despite evidence; psychotic-out of touch with reality; holds them defensively
Progression: Types: erotomanic – another loves me; grandiose, jealous, persecutory, somatic-error on a medical condition or defect.
Causes: genetic; neurotransmitter, familial component
Medications:
Therapies:
Youtube Video: Delusions of Grandeur
Amazon or Library Book:
Tame My Viking Brain
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The Disordered Mind
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Support Group: nami.org; 800-950-6264;
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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Section 12.03.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- An Explanatory Model to Predict Pediatric Psychosis Spectrum Based on Parent Psychiatric Profile and Children and Adolescents Comorbid Disorders as a Mediator Constructby Mohammad Reza Mohammadi on April 30, 2024
Objective: Psychosis is one of the most vital disorders in children and youths. The definite pathophysiology of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in the growth period has remained ambiguous. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the predictive value of parental psychiatric disorders and the mediator role of comorbid disorders of children and youths. Method : The sample, consisting of 29884 individuals aged between 6 to 18 years old from the Iranian population,...
- Decision-Making Capacity in a Transgender Patient With Schizophrenia and Concerns for a Life-Threatening Skin Infectionby Amal Shafi on April 29, 2024
Assessing patient decision-making capacity while adhering to the requests of patients with mental illness remains a great ethical challenge. In patients with severe mental illness, the assessment of decision-making capacity can be difficult, particularly when a care team is also trying to navigate cultural, educational, and linguistic barriers. It becomes especially complex in situations where the patient is not only diagnosed with a severe mental illness but also suffers from a comorbid medical...
- Markedly Delayed Presentation of a Psychotic Disorder 10 Years After the First Onset of Symptomsby Aoife B O'Reardon on April 29, 2024
Schizophrenia affects 1% of the population, causing chronic debilitating symptoms with largely unknown causes. Structural brain changes and neurochemical alterations are believed to contribute to its etiology. Delayed treatment initiation is a major concern. This case involves a male patient with a decade-long history of psychosis, experiencing isolation, agoraphobia, and paranoid delusions. His situation deteriorated to the point where he lived in a self-imposed physically constraining...
- Care for Social Isolation and Loneliness in a Case With Late-Onset Delusional Disorderby Hideki Kanemoto on April 22, 2024
Late-onset psychosis refers to the development of psychotic symptoms after the age of 40 and can encompass various conditions like schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychotic features, and delusional disorder. Non-pharmacological interventions are critically important in older adults with psychosis, especially considering the lack of evidence for the efficacy of antipsychotics and the high risk of side effects. Social isolation is recognized as one of the risks of late-onset psychosis, and...