Background: Pure delusional jealousy [DJL] is an uncommon disorder and is characterized by unshakable false belief of infidelity, lack of hallucination, thought disorder and mood disturbance, and not associated with alcohol or other drug abuse or any co-morbid illness. Objective: This paper aims to review qualitatively the relevant literature (2000-2015) and present a case of delusional jealous...

Objectives. To explore factors underlying the onset of delusional parasitosis; a condition in which an individual has a fixed, false belief that he/she is infested with insects. Case Description. MJ is a 57-year-old female who presents with symptoms of fatigue and AD/HD. Upon treatment with extended release mixed amphetamine salts, the patient displayed symptoms of delusional parasitosis. After...

One of the central debates concerning delusion has to do with the role played by faulty hypothesis formation and other cognitive errors. Top-down models assign causal power to such errors in generating delusions, whereas bottom-up models regard these same cognitive errors as at least secondary to (and in some cases derivative from) the delusional experience. We support a bottom-up model of delu...

RATIONALE Delusional memories are significantly associated with post-traumatic stress in adult patients after intensive care. OBJECTIVES In this study, we attempted to establish whether this relationship was found in children. We also examined the association between factual memory and distress. METHODS One hundred two consecutive children, aged between 7 and 17 years, were interviewed abou...

Background: Most dermatologic and psychiatric providers are familiar with the entity of delusional infestation (DI). DI involves the fixed, false belief that one is infested with animate or inanimate matter and is associated with abnormal cutaneous symptoms such as biting or crawling, in the absence of any objective evidence. Although DI is more commonly encountered and discussed in the psychod...