Delusional Disorder

Question: How do you help family member to deal with a delusional disorder? A family member maybe suffering from a Jealous delusional disorder and the rest of the family do not know what action to take or how to go about helping them. They hope that the episodes will simply go away. How do you the person suffering from the disorder? How do you help the rest of the family deal with a mental illness in the family.

Answer: you can help by taking him to a psychiatrist.

Question: how can i get rid off my delusional disorder? I know im delusional but i don't know how i got delusional. The delusional disorder that i have is the one that makes you think your king but your not. And you think about things like that alot that it gets in the way of your life.

Answer: Speak with your family doctor to get the name of a good psychiatrist.

Question: How can I treat my paranoia and delusional disorder without any medication? I was diagnosed with Paranoia and delusional disorder like 1 yr ago. Because of my psychological problems I also have anger problems. I REALLY NEED to know how to treat (IF NOT CURE) my illness.

Answer: If you realize and admit you are delusional then you are on the track to getting well. If you still get scared and angry when someone points out to you the illogic of your beliefs then this anger is what you have to work on in order to have time for others opinions. Medications are not a cure but do help in stabilizing ones emotions and should not be precipitously abandoned. Do you hallucinate? That is hear any voices or see things? If so you need to tell your physician. Do not pay any attention to any "voices" or "apparitions" Your physician is your best friend and if you do not trust him work on why in a rational manner and strive to. If you hallucinate there may not be a cure for your disorder but who knows? Good luck with your provider, good mental health, peace and Love!.

Question: Why do some people have a delusional disorder diagnosis instead of a schizophrenia diagnosis? I understand it has to do with severtity of symptoms. But do some people with a delusional disorder sometimes end up with a schizophrenia diagnosis? If so, why? Please, serious, informed answers only. Thanks!

Answer: The difference is hallucinations. People with schizophrenia have positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (disorganization, flat affect). With schizophrenia, the delusions can be bizarre. With delusional disorder, the person has nonbizarre delusions (their delusions are things that could plausibly occur). A person with delusional disorder has also never had hallucinations and does not exhibit severely bizarre overt behavior. A person with schizophrenia have profound difficulties with social and occupational functioning. A person with delusional disorder may have some impairments in functioning, but its not severe. It is possible for someone with delusional disorder to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. A psychiatrist or psychologist may not believe the patient when he/she says, "I've never heard voices" and diagnose him as schizophrenic. I don't want you to think that mental health professionals habitually disregard what a patient says, but sometimes, a patient may appear to be responding to internal stimuli (talking to themselves, turning ear to one side when alone, staring and laughing, etc). However, without the presence of hallucinations, they can't be schizophrenic. But you can't determine if they are having hallucinations unless they report this.

Question: Does anyone know the name of a delusional disorder where a person thinks they're an inanimate object? A friend writes educational notes on plays for high-school students. She's doing something on the David Ives play, "A Singular Kind of Guy," where the title character believes himself to be a typewriter. Is there a name for this kind of disorder, where a person believes themselves to be an inanimate object? Or is is just lumped into a general "miscellanous delusional disorders" category?

Answer: Sure, its called being "stoned." You would have to be stoned to think you are an inanimate object. LOL! That's really hilarious. On the other hand, I remember a great song written and sung by Paul Simon: "I am a rock." So...who knows. Of course the rock was a metaphor. Edit: BTW, if someone had this delusion it would incapacitate them, and almost certainly they would be schizophrenic. So that would be the name of their larger disorder.

Question: What's the difference between being a Christian and having a delusional disorder? Delusional disorder may typically be one of the following types: Erotomanic Type (see erotomania): delusion that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with the individual. Grandiose Type: delusion of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person (e.g. see Jerusalem syndrome)

Answer: People with delusional disorders have complicating factors that prevent them from functioning normally.

Question: what is the best med for delusional disorder plz help? ive had delusional disorder for some time now ive tried Haloperidol Amisulpride and Olanzapine but i dont feel any better is there an antiphsycotic out there that will give me my life back because im getting very depressed i keep thinking i should take an overdose of olanzapine is there a pill out there that would help me if so any suggestions

Answer: discuss this with your doctor. a fairly new drug, Invega worked wonders for me. Seroquel also helps, but too high of a dosage makes you sleep too much and very irratible

Question: In a (hypothetical) atheist country, would belief in God be diagnosed as delusional disorder? In American Psychiatric Association's book of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a delusion is defined as... "A false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality that is firmly sustained despite what almost everybody else believes and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. The belief is not one ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture." Since it would not be ordinarily accepted in the country's culture, would belief in God be diagnosed as delusional disorder?

Answer: As a psychology student who has also taken a course in the philosophy of psychology, we have spent a bit of time looking at these kinds of questions. As a psychologist and hence a health practitioner, the first law is that you must never cause your patient harm. Generally people have mental disorders as a result of basing their behaviour on irrational thoughts and beliefs, which are defined as anything which can not be tested through the scientific method, and religion can be considered an example of this. Whether this is a good thing or not is debatable but our society is obsessed with science and that's where it stands right now. However, religion is generally viewed as an exception, because so long as it's not causing the patient any harm or difficulties a practicing psychologist is not allowed to challenge these beliefs, as this could potentially harm the patient. This becomes really confusing when you consider the issue of gay Muslims... In answer to your question though, yes, religion is considered irrational, but does fit into a different category and hence is not usually considered a condition requiring treatment.

Question: Does anyone have a somatic delusional disorder? My partner has been hypochondriacal all of his life but I never connected anything with it. However about 6 months ago, there was an event: his bipolar disease degenerated a step. The rage returned, despite being on depakote, lithium, and zoloft for almost 7 years. His doctor added Abilify, a mood stabilizer and atypical anti-psychotic, to re-stabilize the rage, but with that event, his hypochondria also degenerated into a delusional disorder. His somatic delusions are a partner to his bipolar disorder, and I had not realized it until he was convinced he had polyps. He has been feeling real pain for months. So this weekend, he had a colonoscopy. The doctor said to me, “There is nothing there. He has delusions of pain.� It’s the delusion that’s causing the pain. Now, the evidence is not reaching him. I think he needs to add another anti-psychotic medication. We'll see what the doctor says. Does anyone else have a somatic delusional disorder? What do you take for it?

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Question: What's the difference between Blatant Narcissism and Grandiose Delusional Disorder? I haven't been able to find many differences...

Answer: If I was suffering from Blatant Narcissism, I would expect you to care that I have already earned over 800 points on Yahoo Answers since midnight last night. If I suffered from Grandiose Delusional Disorder, I'd expect EVERYONE to care and think that somehow that makes me special. Like if I do get to Level 7 in 39 days or less, that it somehow makes me "better" than others. Narcissism is just thinking everyone thinks like I do and if I get obsessed with something then, automtically, others find it interesting. Gradiose Delusional Disorder is thinking my little quirks, hobbies, interests or whatever make me "better."

Question: Delusional Disorder?? Does one of my friend have delusional disorder? If he does, how does he get better? He claims: 1)his dad and relatives own huge hotels and golf courses 2)Many girls said they like him when it turned out he was BS-ing all the time 3)His school grades are super even though somebody checked them and they were not 4)he is the provincial taekwondo champion 5)So many other little things such as coming first in a running race The thing is.. I dont know if he is trying to impress people with his lies OR if he cannot discern reality from his fantasies.

Answer: Sounds like he's trying to make himself look good to impress others. Catch him on a "lie", tell him about it w/o being rude and confrontational and jokingly say," yeah well, we all know ur full of BS." tap him on the back and laugh. Hopefully, he'll stop his crap. It may be that he's immature and/or has low self esteem and this is how he makes himself feel better. who knows. IF he annoys u that much, ignore him and find someone better to talk to.

Question: Can a person have a delusional disorder and a post-traumatic stress disorder at the same time? Please, serious, informed answers only.

Answer: + I believe they can. A short while after leaving Vietnam, the delusional disorder caused me to relive eventualities over and over. It was actually worse than the actual battles. But on the same token, most war veterans suffer from post tramatic stress disorders, avoiding anything that would act as a stimuli for remembering nightmares. My delusional disorder faded with the passing years; however, 90% of combat soldiers are never able to completely shed the post-traumatic stress disorder, whether they want to admit it or not.

Question: Democrats are the Republicians starting to show signs of Delusional disorder? ? Even if the polls where wrong about Obama's lead the best case scenerio the republicians can hope for is a tight race, but yet they still think that it's going to be Mccain in the landslide?

Answer: Boy, you Dems are counting your chickens a little early, don't you think?

Question: Can anyone help me understand what hallucinogenic schizophrenia is? or what delusional disorder is? or if it even exists.. like what would cause it? is it genetic? what would the symptoms or effects be? i have no idea, don't assume i know anything..

Answer: http://www.webmd.com I hope your able to find what your looking for there. :-)

Question: Delusional personality disorder? I believe my boyfriend of 3 years could possibly be suffering from delusional personality disorder. I recently decided not to live in his delusions anymore and we are seperated but, I was wondering, is there a cure or some type of therapy he could have that will make it so he dosen't have to live in those delusions as well. Only serious answers please. I'm trying to find answers so we can make our relationship work, not so some smart *** can talk smack because he has to to increase his own self worth.

Answer: Technically, there's no such thing as "Delusional Personality Disorder," according to the DSM-IV. The DSM-IV contains every psychiatric diagnosis that is widely accepted in the field. There are several types of personality disorders, but none by the name of Delusional Personality Disorder. Is it possible that you're boyfriend might have misunderstood his diagnosis? I suppose it's possible that a mental health professional could have labeled his problems incorrectly, but knowing the names of diagnosable disorders is really Counseling 101. Is it possible that he's not being truthful about his diagnosis? Or, it could be that he has delusions, meaning thoughts or beliefs that are not grounded in reality, and, therefore, is delusional about the fact that he has a "Delusional Personality Disorder?"... in essence, could he believe that he has a type of personality disorder that doesn't really exist? Either way, it sounds like he is in need of psychiatric help. If he has delusions, there are several medications that drastically reduce his delusions, both in severity and frequency. He would need to take medication daily, for the rest of his life to avoid relapse. If he's getting treatment and sticking to it, he may be able to lead a relatively "normal" life. Therapy can help him understand how to manage his illness, which basically consists of taking meds daily and reducing stress, to avoid a potential relapse. If he's not willing to take meds, it would be very difficult to have a healthy relationship with this person, since he will not be "in his right mind," so to speak. If he really takes responsiblity for his delusions and mental health problems, you have a much better chance of having a healthy relationship with him. However, it's very important to make sure that he's not considered to be dangerous to himself or others. If he agrees to treatment (therapy and medication) and allows you to take part, ask his counselor or psychiatrist about his propensity or violence and your safety. If possible, ask to meet with them privately for a few minutes at the end of his appointment, in order to get an honest answer. Either way, tread carefully and consider therapy for yourself in the meantime, to address the challenges of being in a relationship with someone with a psychiatric disorder. Take Care, Kelly S. Psychotherapist

Question: what are the name of some Delusional Disorder medications?

Answer: Delusional disorders are generally treated with antipsychotic drugs. Here's a few, with a little detail from what I know: Zyprexa (olanzapine): Relatively inexpensive (month's supply around US$100), sedating, pretty much WILL cause weight gain. Seroquel (quetiapine): About the same pros/cons of Zyprexa. Abilify (apiprazole): VERY expensive (US$700/mo.), though not sedating... it can be too stimulating for some people, though. Risperdal (risperidone): Often works very well for many people, but for some it can cause marked drowsiness, and for others, oddly, severe anxiety and restlessness (a condition called akathisia). The above are just a few examples of your many options out there. Also note that those suffering with delusional disorder, as with any other neuropsychiatric issue, need to seek help with a therapist, as well as taking medication for the condition.