Delusional Psychosis in Individuals Diagnosed with Paranoid Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Study
| Autor: | Søren Fryd Birkeland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Psychosis
medicine.medical_specialty Conceptualization media_common.quotation_subject Jealousy medicine.disease Delusion Paranoid personality disorder mental disorders medicine medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Clinical psychology Qualitative research Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Current Psychology. 33:219-228 |
| ISSN: | 1936-4733 1046-1310 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12144-014-9207-8 |
| Popis: | There is scant knowledge on the presentation of paranoid personality disorder in clinical psychiatric settings. In this study, the charts of 15 consecutive patients diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder were retrospectively analyzed. Information was gathered concerning descriptive behavioral and psychopathological characteristics including occurrence of delusional psychosis. With respect to ICD-10 research criteria, ‘excessive sensitivity’ and ‘self-reference’ were most consistently present. Conversely, ‘suspiciousness’ and ‘jealousy’ were only recorded in half of the individuals. Seven individuals had episodes of delusional psychosis and four others were for periods of time suspected of delusion development. Occurrence of delusions was associated with a prolonged psychiatric course. All individuals had positive depression ratings. Implications for conceptualization of paranoid personality disorder are discussed. |
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