Psychiatric disorders delusional

Robins LN, Helzer JE, Weissman MM, et al Lifetime prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders in three sites. Arch Gen Psychiatry 41 949-958, 1984 Robinson DG, Spiker DG Delusional depression a one year follow-up. J Affect Disord 9 79-83, 1985... 

Psychiatric disorders caused by a medical condition (e.g., acquired immune deficiency syndrome [AIDS] organic delusional disorders)... 

Schizophrenia is a severe, life-long, idiopathic psychiatric disorder with a polygenic component. It is composed of severe thought disorders, termed psychoses, which are characterized by illogical, delusional, or paranoid thoughts. Schizophrenia typically has its onset in early adulthood with remissions and exacerbations throughout life. 

Delusional disorder is relatively uncommon, with an incidence 25 times less than that of schizophrenia, although the true incidence may be greater, given the fact that such patients do not readily acknowledge their delusions. Both sexes are equally affected. The term late paraphrenia refers to the development of delusions (often with hallucinations) in elderly patients (i.e., patients over age 55 without preexisting major psychiatric illness). Interestingly, deafness is present in a substantial... 

In the bipolar II disorders, there have been one or more major depressive episodes and no history of either a manic or mixed episode. Bipolar II disorders are best described as alternating episodes of major depression and periods of hypomania (Maxman Ward, 1995). These hypomanic symptoms include increased levels of energy and mood that are not as intense as manic episodes, and clients with bipolar II disorder do not become delusional or requite acute hospitalization (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). 

Psychiatric A case of bupropion-induced psychosis was described in patient with a past history of delusional disorder requiring antipsychotic medication. Bupropion was commenced to aid smoking cessation but appears to have precipitated psychosis in a patient with a documented vulnerability to psychosis [71. ... 

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