Paranoid Delusions and Cognitive Impairment Suggesting Fahr’s Disease

Pregabalin Induced Confusional State with Paranoid Delusions

A 70yearold woman presented to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility on postoperative day three, after undergoing left total knee arthroplasty. Her past medical history included severe osteoarthritis, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 and was negative for any psychiatric illness. The patient took metformin, celecoxib, and oxycodone/acetaminophen prior to undergoing surgical interv...

Delusions increase functional impairment in Alzheimer's disease.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Delusions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be associated with functional impairment. No studies to date have used functional instruments sensitive to changes in frontal executive function, possibly underestimating the impact. METHODS Patients with AD with and without delusions were administered cognitive tests and questionnaires to assess depression and quality of life. Caregiv...

Family and peer relationships in children with paranoid delusions.

Current Paranoid Thinking in Patients With Delusions: The Presence of Cognitive-Affective Biases

BACKGROUND There has been renewed interest in the influence of affect on psychosis. Psychological research on persecutory delusions ascribes a prominent role to cognitive processes related to negative affect: anxiety leads to the anticipation of threat within paranoia; depressive negative ideas about the self create a sense of vulnerability in which paranoid thoughts flourish; and self-consciou...

Are there delusions specific for paranoid disorders vs. schizophrenia?

DSM-III proposes that only persecutory delusions and delusions of jealousy can occur in paranoid disorders, all other types of delusions in the absence of an affective syndrome being indicative of schizophrenia. The scant empirical evidence relevant to this issue suggests that the type of delusion on admission is not predictive of outcome in patients with paranoid psychosis. These findings rais...