Objectives: To study the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of individuals admitted for inpatient treatment with the diagnosis of delusional disorder, in particular the adherence to treatment. Methods: Retrospective observational study of inpatient treatment of patients with de...
Treatment most often includes medication and psychotherapy (a type ofcounseling). Delusional disorder can be very difficult to treat, in part because those who have it often have poor insight and do not know there’s a psychiatric problem. Studies show that close to half of patients treated wit...
Treatment most often includes medication and psychotherapy (a type ofcounseling). Delusional disorder can be very difficult to treat, in part because those who have it often have poor insight and do not know there’s a psychiatric problem. Studies show that close to half of patients treated wit...
While people with delusional disorder generally function well, there can be complications if the condition is untreated. For instance, some patients may develop symptoms of depression because of the stress associated with delusions. Others may have legal problems, as they may harass or stalk a perso...
Introduction: Insight is suggested to increase suicide risk in schizophrenia patients. However, this subject has been poorly studied in delusional disorder (DD) patients, and inconclusive results have been reported. Objectives: To investigate 3 dimensions of insight in suicidal and non-suicidal DD pati...
Last, schizophrenic patients may be violent to attain what they want, to express anger, or to deliberately hurt others. One must determine the causes of violence on an individual basis for each patient with schizophrenia. Delusional Disorder Although delusional disorder is uncommon, it can often ...
The discharge status was similar for both groups, as were relapse rates over 48 months and the clinical course of depressive symptoms over 42–104 months. The findings are consistent with studies of younger patients which point to a distinction between these two types of depression, but not ...
1 female predominance.8 Younger patients with DI are more likely to have the secondary form of the disorder.8 Many patients are functional; however, a minor- ity are severely debilitated.13 Median duration of delusions is 12 months; however, tertiary care is only sought after 1.3 years, and...
Delusional infestation is a disorder commonly seen in psychodermatology clinics. Patients believe that they are infested with living or non-living pathogens without any medical evidence for this. This chapter describes how to approach such patients with regard to clinical presentation, epidemiology and ...
Delusions are deeply evidence-resistant. Patients with delusions are unmoved by evidence that is in direct conflict with the delusion, often responding to