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A persecution complex, or persecutory delusion, is the belief that people are out to get you. People who have this delusion feel that there is a plot against them. Someone (sometimes it is the government, sometimes it is a specific person) is trying to harm or kill them. Another word for this would be paranoid.
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Who has persecutory delusions?
Individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and persecutory delusional disorder experience what is known as persecutory delusions
What do Paranoid perceptions and behavior show up in?
Paranoid schizophrenia, delusional disorder (persecutory type), and paranoid personality disorder (PPD).
How might one distinguish between delusional disorder and schizophrenia?
Delusional disorder is characterized by a tanaciously held belief with no accompanying hallucinations. This is the single distinction as some sub-types of schizophrenia are very symptomatically similar to delusional disorder. The delusion can be erotic, jealous, grandiose, persecutory, or somatic and attempts to question it are met confrontationally.
How successful is treatment for delusional disorder?
Delusional disorder is typically a chronic condition, but with appropriate treatment, a remission of delusional symptoms occurs in up to 50% of patients
What is delusional thinking?
Delusional disorder ( delusional thinking) is characterized by the presence of recurrent, persistent non-bizarre delusions.
What is ODHD?
Obsessive Delusional Heterodoxy Disorder
Are there any famous people who suffer from delusional disorder?
Yes
Symptoms of Paranoid Schophrenia?
Paranoid schizophrenia is when there is a presence of a delusion, a false belief, and possibly a hallucination that fuels that delusion. Types of delusion include delusional jealousy, erotomanic delusion, persecutory delusion, grandiose, and somatic delusion.
What is the etiology of the delusional disorder?
The etiology of delusional disorder is not fully understood, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic, biological, and environmental factors. Neurotransmitter imbalances, particularly involving dopamine, may play a significant role in the development of delusional beliefs. Additionally, stressful life events, social isolation, and certain personality traits can contribute to the onset of the disorder. Family history of mental illness may also increase susceptibility.
About the prognosis of delusional disorder in middle age?
This is a modern concept and doesn't apply to this time in history.
What disease includes delusions?
In mental disorders, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Delusional Disorder can cause delusions. In some cases, severe mania or depression can cause delusions.
What is the name of the mental illness where you believe you are in a relationship with someone famous?
Erotomania or Erotomanic type of Delusional Disorder
