Delusional disorder : paranoia and related illnesses /

Provides a comprehensive review of delusional disorder, a condition that was only reintroduced into modern psychiatric diagnosis in 1987. An invaluable reference for psychiatrists and other clinicians, this authoritative text is illustrated throughout with case histories and includes clear guideline...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Munro, Alistair
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=73847
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Outline and introduction: a brief perspective on the delusional disorder
  • Ch. 2. Paranoia or delusional disorder
  • Ch. 3. Delusional disorder, somatic subtype
  • Ch. 4. Delusional disorder, jealousy subtype
  • Ch. 5. Delusional disorder, erotomanic subtype
  • Ch. 6. Delusional disorder, persecutory/litigious and grandiose subtypes
  • Ch. 7. Paraphrenia and paranoid schizophrenia
  • Ch. 8. 'Late' paraphrenia and late onset schizophrenia.
  • Ch. 9. Delusional misidentification syndrome
  • Ch. 10. Folie à deux: an accompaniment of illnesses with delusions
  • Ch. 11. Reactive and cycloid psychoses: the acute and transient psychotic disorders
  • Ch. 12. Non-psychotic disorders which may simulate delusional disorders
  • Ch. 13. The treatment of delusional disorder
  • Ch. 14. Conclusions.