Delusional Disorder Symptoms ●
Non-bizarre delusions—delusional thoughts reflecting situations that occur in real life—with duration of one month or longer
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Other symptoms of schizophrenia have never been met, except tactile and olfactory delusions may be present if consistent with delusional themes
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Functioning and behavior are not markedly impaired, nor odd or bizarre, aside from delusions
Causes ●
Hearing deficiency or severe stressors—such as low socioeconomic status—may predispose a person to some types of delusional disorder such as the paranoid type.
● Irritable or gloomy mood as a reaction to their delusional beliefs. ● Especially with persecutory and jealous types, marked anger and violent behavior can occur.
Treatments ● Treatment of delusional disorder often involves both psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. ● Hospitalization should be considered if a potential for harm or violence exists. ● Antidepressants, such as SSRI and clomipramine (Works primarily of the somatic type.)
Common Myth ●
One common myth is that people who are diagnosed with delusional disorder often imagine creatures that are from horror movies. This is actually untrue because to be
Statistics ● ●
Delusional disorder may account for 1–2% of admissions to inpatient psychiatric hospitals. The average age that someone is diagnosed with delusional disorder: 40.
diagnosed with delusional disorder you need to imagine things that can happen in real life like seeing people, or believing you are ill, etc.
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Delusional disorder may account for 1–2% of admissions to inpatient psychiatric hospitals. The average age that someone is diagnosed with delusional disorder: 40.