Presentation
[…] oz-Negro JE...Cervilla JA 2018 7 The impact of depressive symptoms on the clinical presentation of Persistent Delusional Disorder. ( 29248867 ) Kulkarni K...Murthy P 2018 8 Delusional disorder in brain abscess: Searching the missing link. ( 29655049 ) [malacards.org]
We report a case of a young male who presented with a single delusion regarding his sexual physiology. CASE REPORT Mr. A is a 19-year-old single engineering student, from a middle socioeconomic background. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Delusion disorder will become evident once the individual speaks about the irrational ideas and delusional beliefs that he or she possesses and refuses to listen to others who believe differently or who present clear evidence that disproves the delusional [crestwynbehavioral.com]
––The present clinical diagnostic according to the ICD 10 is Persistent Delusional Disorder, F22.0 or Other Persistent Delusional Disorders. [tmj.ro]
Neurologic
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Cognitive Impairment
[…] guez A...Arroyo MB 2014 49 Delusional disorder as a partial psychosis. ( 24421383 ) Opjordsmoen S 2014 50 Phenotypic cognitive impairment in late-onset delusional disorder. ( 24524668 ) Harris BS...Yamin S 2014 [malacards.org]
Treatment
"Treatments". Retrieved 2010-08-06. Grohol, John. "Delusional Disorder Treatment". Psych Central. Retrieved 24 November 2011. a b c Shivani Chopra, MD; Chief Editor. "Delusional Disorder - Treatment & Management - Psychotherapy". Medscape reference. [en.wikipedia.org]
Medical condition: In view of recent data and after a careful review of potentially neuroprotective treatment options in early psychotic illness, we have decided to replicate the findings of a randomized controlled t... [clinicaltrialsregister.eu]
As with any other delusional disorder, the treatment is challenging and involves both psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
If he is correct, it is imperative that we hone our diagnostic and treatment skills in order to improve the help we might offer to delusional disorder sufferers and to facilitate research which is so badly needed. [oxfordmedicine.com]
Prognosis
In other words, the social and functional prognosis of DD, in spite of the persistence of its monothematic and monosymptomatic delusions, was significantly better than that of schizophrenia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
The rare work on this topic, however, supports the assumption that DD is not a genetic variant of PS. 37 – 39 Cardno and McGuffin, 8 overviewing the genetic research on DD, concluded that it is not clear whether there is a genetic contribution to the etiology [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology
"Delusional Disorder - Epidemiology - Patient demographics". Retrieved 2013-04-15. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list ( link ) CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list ( link ) Stephan Heckers, Deanna M. [en.wikipedia.org]
A range of considerably larger, epidemiologically rigorous studies is required, but the uncommonness and other features of the disorder strongly limit the prospects for ascertaining adequate samples. 8 Nevertheless, the data of clinical and prognostic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
This condition can have a significant negative impact on virtually all aspects of an individual’s everyday life; however it may not necessarily prevent that individual from functioning within society on a regular basis. [crestwynbehavioral.com]
Secondary Prevention of Schizophrenia. [clinicaltrialsregister.eu]