Delusional Disorder
Delusional Disorder
Abstract
This paper explains the mental illness of delusional disorder. It explains the different types of delusions that exist, what could cause them, and how they are possibly treated, though it’s often confused with schizophrenia, delusional disorder is quite common, especially in women.
What does it mean to be delusional? What is a delusional disorder? This paper will include all information on delusional disorders and what could possible cause it. A delusional disorder is a mental disorder where someone can't tell the difference between their reality and their imagination. According to Dr. Dujaily "a delusional disorder is an illness characterized by the presence of non-bizarre delusions in the absence of other moods or psychotic symptoms, and delusions are false beliefs based on wrong connections between reality and their subconscious." The history of delusional disorder is complicated the basic information goes as followed. The term on delusional disorder only got it's medical term in 1977, before then it was referred to as the concept of paranoia, which come from the Greek Para meaning alongside and noos (nous) meaning mind. Anyone who was described with mental abnormalities, similar to how we describe someone as "insane". (Dujaily 2009) The percentages of people with delusional disorder in the United States are a .03%, which is a lot lower than the 1% of people with schizophrenia and the 5% with mood disorders. Delusional disorder account for 2% of the patients admitted into health facilities(Psychology Today 2008). WebMD (2012) states there are at the least 7 different types of delusions:
Erotomanic- Someone who believes that a person of great importance, or famous is in love with them. Stalking behavior is very common in this type of delusion
Grandoise- This person has a over the top sense of power and identity. They seem to think their either some rock star or famous.
Abstract
This paper explains the mental illness of delusional disorder. It explains the different types of delusions that exist, what could cause them, and how they are possibly treated, though it’s often confused with schizophrenia, delusional disorder is quite common, especially in women.
What does it mean to be delusional? What is a delusional disorder? This paper will include all information on delusional disorders and what could possible cause it. A delusional disorder is a mental disorder where someone can't tell the difference between their reality and their imagination. According to Dr. Dujaily "a delusional disorder is an illness characterized by the presence of non-bizarre delusions in the absence of other moods or psychotic symptoms, and delusions are false beliefs based on wrong connections between reality and their subconscious." The history of delusional disorder is complicated the basic information goes as followed. The term on delusional disorder only got it's medical term in 1977, before then it was referred to as the concept of paranoia, which come from the Greek Para meaning alongside and noos (nous) meaning mind. Anyone who was described with mental abnormalities, similar to how we describe someone as "insane". (Dujaily 2009) The percentages of people with delusional disorder in the United States are a .03%, which is a lot lower than the 1% of people with schizophrenia and the 5% with mood disorders. Delusional disorder account for 2% of the patients admitted into health facilities(Psychology Today 2008). WebMD (2012) states there are at the least 7 different types of delusions:
Erotomanic- Someone who believes that a person of great importance, or famous is in love with them. Stalking behavior is very common in this type of delusion
Grandoise- This person has a over the top sense of power and identity. They seem to think their either some rock star or famous.