Dopaminergic System in the Etiopathology of Delusional Disorder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783659141560)

Delusional disorder patients present with circumscribed symptoms of non-bizarre delusions, but with the absence of prominent hallucinations and no thought disorder or mood disorder. To be diagnosed with delusional disorder, the delusion or delusions cannot be due to the effects of a drug, medication, or general medical condition, and delusional disorder cannot be diagnosed in an individual previously diagnosed with schizophrenia. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) defines six subtypes of the disorder characterized as erotomanic (believes that someone is in love with him/her), grandiose (believes that he/she is the greatest, strongest, fastest, richest, and/or most intelligent person ever), jealous (believes that the love partner is cheating on him/her), persecutory (believes that someone is following him/her to do some harm in some way), somatic (believes that he/she has a disease or medical condition), and mixed, i.e., having features of more than one subtypes. Delusions also occur as symptoms of many other mental disorders, especially the other psychotic disorders.

Author: Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri,Sikta Banerjee
ISBN-10: 3659141569
ISBN-13: 9783659141560
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2012
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d