delusional disorder
Fixed false beliefs
Delusional disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person holds one or more persistent false beliefs despite clear evidence to the contrary.
Unlike schizophrenia, those affected don't experience hallucinations or disorganized thinking—just the unshakable conviction that something untrue is real.
Common delusions involve persecution, jealousy, grandiosity, or the belief that someone is in love with them.
He was diagnosed with delusional disorder after insisting for years that the government was monitoring his every move.
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- threatIndication of potential harm
enemies · plotting · victimization · harassment · spying · poisoning · cheating · infidelity
Relating to cruel harassment
Incorrect understanding of meaning
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- convictionFirmly held belief
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
confabulation · circumscribed · plausibility · persistence · systematization
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
disorganized · hallucinations · prodrome · negative symptoms · reality distortion
Identification of illness
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- DSM-5Psychiatric diagnosis guidebook
- reality testingAssessing perception against actuality
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
psychoeducation · cognitive therapy · antipsychotics · treatment · prognosis · onset · chronic · encapsulated
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- distrustAbsence of confidence
threat · enemies · plotting · victimization · harassment · spying · poisoning · cheating · infidelity · stalking
persecutory
Relating to cruel harassment
misinterpretation
Incorrect understanding of meaning
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- convictionFirmly held belief
hypervigilance · confabulation · circumscribed · plausibility · persistence · systematization
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
dopamine · disorganized · hallucinations · prodrome · negative symptoms · reality distortion
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- DSM-5Psychiatric diagnosis guidebook
- reality testingAssessing perception against actuality
insight · psychoeducation · cognitive therapy · antipsychotics · treatment · prognosis · onset · chronic · encapsulated · systematized
delusional disordermental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
sanity · sound mind · psychological health · normality · well-adjusted
delusional disorderrationality
Sound judgment quality
lucidity · sanity · sound mind · clear thinking · sound judgment
delusional disorderneurosis
Functional mental disorder
anxiety disorder · mood disorder · schizophrenia · personality disorder
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