The Man Behind the Royal Massacre

Delusional disorder is a relatively uncommon psychiatric condition in which patients present with non-bizarre delusions, but with no accompanying prominent perceptual disturbances, thought disorder or significant and sustained mood symptoms. Apart from their delusions, people with delusional disorde...

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Main Authors: Surendra Sherchan, Devavrat Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2749
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spelling doaj-93b57980d8c641838edb8d2ff06023b82020-11-25T01:06:50ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2015-12-01532002912942749The Man Behind the Royal MassacreSurendra Sherchan0Devavrat Joshi1Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, Nepal.Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, Nepal.Delusional disorder is a relatively uncommon psychiatric condition in which patients present with non-bizarre delusions, but with no accompanying prominent perceptual disturbances, thought disorder or significant and sustained mood symptoms. Apart from their delusions, people with delusional disorder may continue to socialize and function in a normal manner and their behavior does not generally seem odd or bizarre to others for many years of the onset of their symptoms. Because of this, they are brought to the clinician many years after the onset of their symptoms, only when their delusional behavior becomes overt. Thus, identifying and treating delusional disorders in time is a challenging task. 
 Keywords: delusion; grandiose; persistent delusional disorder.http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2749
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description Delusional disorder is a relatively uncommon psychiatric condition in which patients present with non-bizarre delusions, but with no accompanying prominent perceptual disturbances, thought disorder or significant and sustained mood symptoms. Apart from their delusions, people with delusional disorder may continue to socialize and function in a normal manner and their behavior does not generally seem odd or bizarre to others for many years of the onset of their symptoms. Because of this, they are brought to the clinician many years after the onset of their symptoms, only when their delusional behavior becomes overt. Thus, identifying and treating delusional disorders in time is a challenging task. 
 Keywords: delusion; grandiose; persistent delusional disorder.
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