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The prevalence of this condition stands at about 24 to 30 cases per 100,000 people while 0.7 to 3.0 new cases per 100,000 people are reported every year. Delusional disorder accounts for 1–2% of admissions to inpatient mental health facilities. [7] [30] The incidence of first admissions for delusional disorder is lower, from 0.001 to 0.003%. [31]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness, mental health condition, or psychiatric ...
Pages in category "Delusional disorders" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Delusional misidentification syndrome is an umbrella term, introduced by Christodoulou (in his book The Delusional Misidentification Syndromes, Karger, Basel, 1986) for a group of four delusional disorders that occur in the context of mental and neurological illness.
A delusion [a] is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. [2] As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, hallucination, or some other misleading effects of perception, as individuals with those beliefs are able to change or readjust their beliefs upon reviewing the evidence.
In psychiatry, delusions of reference form part of the diagnostic criteria for psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, [4] delusional disorder, and bipolar disorder with mania, as well as for the narcissistic and schizotypal types of personality disorder. [5]
A thought disorder (TD) is a disturbance in cognition which affects language, thought and communication. [1] [2] Psychiatric and psychological glossaries in 2015 and 2017 identified thought disorders as encompassing poverty of ideas, neologisms, paralogia (a reasoning disorder characterized by expression of illogical or delusional thoughts), word salad, and delusions—all disturbances of ...
295.70 Schizoaffective disorder; 297.1 Delusional disorder. Erotomanic subtype; Grandiose subtype; Jealous subtype; Persecutory subtype; Somatic subtype; Mixed type; 298.8 Brief psychotic disorder; 297.3 Shared psychotic disorder; Psychotic disorder due to ... [indicate the general medical condition] 293.81 With delusions; 293.82 With ...