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Delusional disorder

MedGen UID:
8276
Concept ID:
C0011251
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Delusional Disorder; Delusional Disorders; Disorder, Delusional; Disorders, Delusional
SNOMED CT: Delusional disorder (48500005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004359

Definition

A disorder characterized by the presence of one or more nonbizarre delusions that persist for at least 1 month; the delusion(s) are not due to schizophrenia or a mood disorder, and do not impair psychosocial functioning apart from the ramifications of the delusion(s). [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fischer CE, Namasivayam A, Crawford-Holland L, Hakobyan N, Schweizer TA, Munoz DG, Pollock BG
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;45(4):691-705. Epub 2022 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.07.001. PMID: 36396273
Torales J, García O, Barrios I, O'Higgins M, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Ventriglio A, Jafferany M
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Dec;19(12):3183-3188. Epub 2020 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13786. PMID: 33098221
Mumcuoglu KY, Leibovici V, Reuveni I, Bonne O
Isr Med Assoc J 2018 Jul;20(7):456-460. PMID: 30109800

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rocamora-Montenegro M, Compañ-Gabucio LM, Garcia de la Hera M
BMJ Open 2021 Oct 29;11(10):e047467. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047467. PMID: 34716157Free PMC Article
Cipriani G, Abdel-Gawad N, Danti S, Di Fiorino M
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2018 Nov;33(7):415-422. Epub 2018 May 17 doi: 10.1177/1533317518772060. PMID: 29772920Free PMC Article
Seeman MV
Psychiatry 2016 Winter;79(4):379-388. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2016.1175838. PMID: 27997328
Skelton M, Khokhar WA, Thacker SP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 22;2015(5):CD009785. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009785.pub2. PMID: 25997589Free PMC Article
Carabellese F, La Tegola D, Alfarano E, Tamma M, Candelli C, Catanesi R
Med Sci Law 2013 Jul;53(3):123-31. Epub 2013 Jun 12 doi: 10.1177/0025802413477397. PMID: 23761433

Diagnosis

Devanand DP, Jeste DV, Stroup TS, Goldberg TE
Int Psychogeriatr 2024 Jan;36(1):28-42. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1017/S1041610223000157. PMID: 36866576
Fischer CE, Namasivayam A, Crawford-Holland L, Hakobyan N, Schweizer TA, Munoz DG, Pollock BG
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;45(4):691-705. Epub 2022 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.07.001. PMID: 36396273
Torales J, García O, Barrios I, O'Higgins M, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Ventriglio A, Jafferany M
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Dec;19(12):3183-3188. Epub 2020 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13786. PMID: 33098221
Mumcuoglu KY, Leibovici V, Reuveni I, Bonne O
Isr Med Assoc J 2018 Jul;20(7):456-460. PMID: 30109800
Freudenmann RW, Lepping P
Clin Microbiol Rev 2009 Oct;22(4):690-732. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00018-09. PMID: 19822895Free PMC Article

Therapy

Devanand DP, Jeste DV, Stroup TS, Goldberg TE
Int Psychogeriatr 2024 Jan;36(1):28-42. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1017/S1041610223000157. PMID: 36866576
Fischer CE, Namasivayam A, Crawford-Holland L, Hakobyan N, Schweizer TA, Munoz DG, Pollock BG
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2022 Dec;45(4):691-705. Epub 2022 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.07.001. PMID: 36396273
Rocamora-Montenegro M, Compañ-Gabucio LM, Garcia de la Hera M
BMJ Open 2021 Oct 29;11(10):e047467. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047467. PMID: 34716157Free PMC Article
Mumcuoglu KY, Leibovici V, Reuveni I, Bonne O
Isr Med Assoc J 2018 Jul;20(7):456-460. PMID: 30109800
Alexopoulos GS, Streim J, Carpenter D, Docherty JP; Expert Consensus Panel for Using Antipsychotic Drugs in Older Patients
J Clin Psychiatry 2004;65 Suppl 2:5-99; discussion 100-102; quiz 103-4. PMID: 14994733

Prognosis

Devanand DP, Jeste DV, Stroup TS, Goldberg TE
Int Psychogeriatr 2024 Jan;36(1):28-42. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1017/S1041610223000157. PMID: 36866576
Hui CLM, Chan EWT, Hui PWM, Tao TJ, Ho ECN, Lam BST, Wah See SH, Suen YN, Chang WC, Wa SK, Lee EHM, Chen EYH
BMC Psychiatry 2023 Sep 18;23(1):676. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05175-z. PMID: 37723482Free PMC Article
Rodek P, Kucia K
Psychiatr Pol 2023 Oct 31;57(5):995-999. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/143044. PMID: 36370381
Sampogna G, Zinno F, Giallonardo V, Luciano M, Del Vecchio V, Fiorillo A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):385-390. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1744536. PMID: 32286086
Díaz-Caneja CM, Cervilla JA, Haro JM, Arango C, de Portugal E
Eur Psychiatry 2019 Jan;55:52-60. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.09.010. PMID: 30388425

Clinical prediction guides

Rodek P, Kucia K
Psychiatr Pol 2023 Oct 31;57(5):995-999. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/143044. PMID: 36370381
Ventriglio A, Bhugra D, De Berardis D, Torales J, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Fiorillo A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):391-395. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1756625. PMID: 32378427
Díaz-Caneja CM, Cervilla JA, Haro JM, Arango C, de Portugal E
Eur Psychiatry 2019 Jan;55:52-60. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.09.010. PMID: 30388425
Ardila A
Appl Neuropsychol Adult 2019 Nov-Dec;26(6):591-597. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1080/23279095.2018.1463224. PMID: 30183352
Alexopoulos GS, Streim J, Carpenter D, Docherty JP; Expert Consensus Panel for Using Antipsychotic Drugs in Older Patients
J Clin Psychiatry 2004;65 Suppl 2:5-99; discussion 100-102; quiz 103-4. PMID: 14994733

Recent systematic reviews

McPhie ML, Kirchhof MG
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Mar;33(2):709-721. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1795061. PMID: 32658556
Stangeland H, Orgeta V, Bell V
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018 Aug;89(8):879-885. Epub 2018 Jan 13 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317327. PMID: 29332009Free PMC Article
Muñoz-Negro JE, Cervilla JA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2016 Dec;36(6):684-690. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000595. PMID: 27811554
Hay A, Byers A, Sereno M, Basra MK, Dutta S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 24;2015(11):CD011458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011458.pub2. PMID: 26599405Free PMC Article
Skelton M, Khokhar WA, Thacker SP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 22;2015(5):CD009785. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009785.pub2. PMID: 25997589Free PMC Article

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