Strategically Delusional

Designing experiences strategically☆

a r t i c l e i n f o Companies willing to enter into the experience economy have available procedures for experience design and evaluation but not for strategic decision-making on what experiences to incorporate into their offering. This study presents a procedure for identifying experiences and for assessing their customer value. The fieldwork consists of a logbook technique for experience id...

Delusional parasitosis.

Skin-related delusional diseases with unspecific status and/or status without dermatological findings, among others ‘dermatological delusion’, are categorized as ‘delusional disorders’ (ICD-10: F 22.0; DSM-IV 297.1). A delusional disorder is diagnosed when (according to DSM-IV) the following criteria are fulfilled: A. Non-bizarre delusions (i.e. regarding situations not out of the realm of poss...

Delusional Inference_McKay

Delusional Pregnancy

Sir, The emergence of delusions of pregnancy and its variants in various neuropsychiatric disorders is a fascinating phenomenon. It affects both genders and psychosociocultural factors predominantly determine its expression. Furthermore, its occurrence in biological disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, senile dementia, mental retardation and epileptic psychosis does not confer that ...

Delusional Infestation

Although the practice of infectious diseases involves a broad range of surgical and medical disciplines, interactions with psychiatry are infrequent. Delusional infestation is a condition where an individual has a firmly fixed false belief that they have an infection. Delusional infestation challenges the infectious diseases specialist who must diligently rule out the presence of a true infecti...