Delusional Disorder

Question 1

How do you define delusional disorder? (2)

Answer 1

Long standing delusions

Delusion last for at least 1 month

Question 2

What symptoms are NOT present to confirm diagnosis? (4)

Answer 2

Persistant auditory hallucinations
Delusions of control - false belief that another person, group of people, or external force controls one’s general thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behaviour.
Blunting of affect - educed emotional reactivity in an individual.
Evidence of brain disease.

Question 3

What is the most common type of delusional disorder?

Answer 3

Persecutory (mistreatment)

Question 4

What is Othello syndrome?

Answer 4

Morbid jealous that partner/spouse is unfaithful

Question 5

De Clerambault’s syndrome?

Answer 5

Believe someone is in love with them, often with higher power/famous – uses secret communication

Question 6

Capgras syndrome?

Answer 6

Relative/ spouse/ close relation/ friend replaced by identical looking double or impostor

Question 7

Fregoli’s syndrome?

Answer 7

Different people are a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise

Question 8

Cotard’s syndrome?

Answer 8

Think they’re dead, rotting, non-existent, loss of body parts
Associated with depression

Question 9

Ekboms syndrome?

Answer 9

Believe they are infested with parasites – feel pruritis and prurigo
House also infected = delusional cleptoparasitosis
Risk of self harm trying to get rid of parasites
Presents to dermatologists

Question 10

Folie deux?

Answer 10

Symptoms of delusion are passed on to second person