Possible Causes for persecutory delusion Depression A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions form by various mechanisms. Erosion-related: Blowout: a depression created by wind erosion typically in either a partially vegetated sand dune ecosystem or dry soils (such as a post-glacial loess environment). Glacial[…] [en.wikipedia.org] Reactive Depression In such cases, symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of extreme [en.wikipedia.org] Endogenous Depression Abstract We assessed the 8:00 AM ratio of free cortisol/18-hydroxy-11-deoxycorticosterone (18-OH-DOC) in 56 endogenous depressive inpatients and in 22 normal volunteers. A ratio higher than 40 was associated with a diagnostic sensitivity for endogenous depression of 75%, a specificity of 95.5%, and a diagnostic[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Severe Depressive Episode […] symptoms: persecutory or self-referential delusions, or hallucinations without affective content Most patients return to normal mood between episodes, although around 20% [hopkinsguides.com] Mood-congruent psychotic symptoms: delusions of guilt, worthlessness, bodily disease, or impending disaster; or condemnatory auditory hallucinations Mood-incongruent psychotic [hopkinsguides.com] Psychosis Persecutory delusions and auditory hallucinations are the most consistent symptoms of METH-associated psychosis (MAP). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] A person with persecutory delusions may believe an individual or organisation is making plans to hurt or kill them. [nhs.uk] Someone with depression or schizophrenia is more likely to develop persecutory delusions. [nhs.uk] Schizoaffective Disorder Refusal to eat based on persecutory delusions in chronic psychotic patients can cause malnutrition and result in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] [citation needed] Persecutory delusions[edit] Persecutory delusions are the most common type of delusions and involve the theme of being followed, harassed, cheated, poisoned [en.wikipedia.org] The following is a typical pattern: An individual may have pronounced auditory hallucinations and persecutory delusions for 2 months before the onset of a prominent Major [health.am] Schizophrenia Clarifying the role of the JTC bias in delusions. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 12, 46 – 77. Freeman, D ( 2007 ). Suspicious minds: the psychology of persecutory delusions. [doi.org] Dysfunctional attitudes about attachment and performance in schizophrenia form the infrastructure for persecutory delusions and negative symptoms, respectively. [oadoi.org] Persecutory delusions and attributional style. British Journal of Medical Psychology 62, 191 – 198. Kinderman, P, Bentall, RP ( 1997 ). [doi.org] Bipolar Disorder Yet in contrast to other psychotic phenomena, such as auditory hallucinations and persecutory delusions, GDs have received little attention from researchers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Persecutory delusions--People with delusions of persecution believe that they are constantly being persecuted, conspired against, attacked, etc., when nothing is actually [suicide.org] Delusions Two types of delusions can occur during a manic episode: grandiose or persecutory delusions. [blackdoginstitute.org.au] Alcohol Hallucinosis Patients with AIPD presented mainly with auditory hallucinations, delusions (with predominant persecutory themes) and anxiety in the presence of a clear consciousness. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com] Organic Delusional Disorder Abstract Three organic delusions, namely, “persecutory delusions in psychotic disorder following traumatic brain injury (PDFTBI),” “Capgras syndrome, a major form of delusional [link.springer.com] Persecutory delusions revolve around a feeling that you are being singled out for mistreatment. [gomentor.com] Keywords Anosognosia Capgras syndrome Neuropsychology Persecutory delusion Somatoparaphrenia References 1. [link.springer.com] Somatic Delusional Disorder Edited by Daniel Freeman, Richard Bentall, and Philippa Garety Abstract Persecutory delusions, the unfounded beliefs that others intend harm to the individual, are a major [oxfordclinicalpsych.com] Persecutory delusions cause fear of being attacked or plotted against, and grandiose delusions cause an individual to believe that he or she is extremely praiseworthy and [covingtonbh.com] The most common type of delusion associated with schizophrenia involves persecutory delusions. [schizophrenic.com] Amphetamine Delusional Disorder There are about a dozen different types of delusion, and initially Gold figured that The Truman Show delusion was a particular mix of persecutory delusions, grandiose delusions [abc.net.au] In such cases, symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of extreme [cochrane.org] Persecutory Type. [health.am] Paranoid Personality Disorder The patient would then focus on becoming aware of how this situation and emotion would link to their negative thoughts and persecutory delusions of others. [tamuct.edu] Persecutory delusions are common: most paranoids believe that they are at the epicenter of conspiracies and collusions, big and small, quotidian and earth-shattering. [samvak.tripod.com] delusions. [en.wikipedia.org] Hallucinogen Delusional Disorder Mood and affect are consistent with delusional content; for example, patients with persecutory delusions may be suspicious and anxious. [emedicine.medscape.com] Persecutory delusions may rapidly develop shortly after use of amphetamine or a similarly acting sympathomimetic. [health.am] Types 1) Persecutory Type The delusion of persecution is a classic symptom of delusional disorder; persecutory-type and jealousy-type delusions are probably the forms seen [slideshare.net] Disorganized Schizophrenia Recently, a reader asked how to support, or what to say to someone who has persecutory delusions and confides in them. I thought this questi... [overcomingschizophrenia.blogspot.com] Persecutory delusions are the belief that someone is going to be hurt in some way by a group or individual. [riverwoodsbehavioral.com] They can also exhibit the following: anxiety anger aloof or argumentative behavior Those with persecutory delusions may also be violent or suicidal, but have the greatest [healthline.com] Angiocentric Glioma delusions, and aggression. [asianjns.org] […] lobe tumor, as seen in the present case, is reported in only one case. [6] This case was of 13-year-old adolescent who presented with auditory and visual hallucinations, persecutory [asianjns.org] Vitamin B12 Deficiency A 27-year-old gentleman presented with 6 months of progressive behavior changes characterized by wandering tendencies, persecutory delusions, apathy, mutism, irritability, [doi.org] […] or religious delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations, tangential or incoherent speech, and disorganized thought-process. 13 A causal association has been suggested [doi.org] […] cobalamin deficiency has been described for more than a century, through case reports and other studies. 10, 12, 13, 38 – 40, 48 – 50 Reported symptoms include suspiciousness, persecutory [doi.org] Drug-Induced Delirium Two weeks later patient suddenly developed delirium, characterized by nocturnal agitation, severe insomnia, daytime sedation, confusion, hallucinations and persecutory delusions [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Psychosis from cocaine or amphetamine use typically produces persecutory delusions. [americanaddictioncenters.org] Acute Amphetamine Intoxication In such cases, symptoms of amphetamine psychosis commonly include paranoid and persecutory delusions as well as auditory and visual hallucinations in the presence of extreme [cochrane.org] Organic Hallucination Delusions of guilt Unpardonable sin. Can give rise to persecutory delusions. Lead to suicide. Nihilistic delusions. [currentnursing.com] Acute marijuana intoxication can produce a delusional disorder that may include persecutory delusions, depersonalization, and emotional lability. [dualdiagnosis.org] […] hallucinationD Delusions of control 30) A 19-year-old man is brought to the physician by his parents after he called them from college, terrified that the Mafia was after [gradestack.com] Gastritis delusions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] […] later, she started acting irrationally and became increasingly disorganized, irritable, and delusional and wrote a 16-page letter to her employer, incoherent but focused on persecutory [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Cerebellar Stroke These disorganized behaviors were driven by paranoid and persecutory delusions related to a friend's husband that were bizarre in nature. [neuro.psychiatryonline.org] Case presentation We report a 56-year-old man who developed persistent persecutory delusions, hallucinations, cognitive impairment and flattened affect following an extensive [cerebellumandataxias.biomedcentral.com] We report a case of psychosis involving persecutory delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations secondary to a vascular infarct affecting bilateral cerebellar hemispheres [cerebellumandataxias.biomedcentral.com] Catatonic Schizophrenia They can also exhibit the following: anxiety anger aloof or argumentative behavior Those with persecutory delusions may also be violent or suicidal, but have the greatest [healthline.com] Types of delusions include: Persecutory delusions. The feeling someone is after you or that you’re being stalked, hunted, framed, or tricked. Referential delusions. [webmd.com] Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by persecutory or grandiose delusions, delusional jealousy, or hallucinations with persecutory or grandiose content. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com] Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever (enteric fever) is a multisystemic bacterial disease caused by salmonella typhi. Common symptoms include fever, malaise, bradycardia, headache, abdominal pain, and constipation. As the clinical presentation of typhoid fever is variable, and since it is a potentially fatal condition, treatment is presumptively[…] [symptoma.com] Delirium Patients may have visual hallucinations or persecutory delusions as well as grandiose delusions. Some patients with delirium also may become suicidal or homicidal. [emedicine.medscape.com] delusions. [britannica.com] Paranoid schizophrenia was characterized by the presence of prominent delusions of a persecutory or grandiose nature; some patients were argumentative or violent. [britannica.com] Agitated Depression Symptoms may also include auditory hallucinations, confusion, insomnia, persecutory delusions, racing thoughts, restlessness, and suicidal ideation. [depression.wikia.com] Alcohol Withdrawal Even after a month, he continuously presented persecutory delusion, auditory hallucination and cognitive dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Patients may have visual hallucinations or persecutory delusions as well as grandiose delusions. Some patients with delirium also may become suicidal or homicidal. [emedicine.medscape.com] Mental Disorder Two brothers with the previous long-standing diagnosis of RHS and their mental symptoms of persecutory delusion and depression are reported, as well as the additional problem [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] delusion Persistent Depressive Disorder (also known as Dysthymia ) Personality change due to a general medical condition Personality disorder Pervasive developmental disorder [mental-health-matters.com] Association of violence with emergence of persecutory delusions in untreated schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry. 2014 ;171(3): 332 – 339. [doi.org] Medial Sclerosis Psychopathological features The most common psychotic symptom experienced by our sample was persecutory delusions (13/15; 87%), followed by a lack of insight (12/15; 80%), [dovepress.com] delusions, delusions of reference, poor insight, and second- or third-person auditory hallucinations) and a relative absence of negative symptoms. [dovepress.com] delusions (eg, neighbors stealing her property, being poisoned by doctors, her husband having multiple affairs, and being filmed by hidden cameras), grandiose delusions [dovepress.com] Munchausen Syndrome From a psychodynamic point of view, as Pattern and Personality disorders (Axis P of the PDM-Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual), a persecutory delusion falls in the “Belief_pathogenic [jneuropsychiatry.org] The patient also presented only one psychotic episode characterized by a poisoning delusion, which can occur in this kind of personality disorder. [jneuropsychiatry.org]
