| Sumario: | Ms. Branning believes she is going to be fired because her supervisor is in love with her and her boss is out to get her. Despite persistent denials by her supervisor and having no evidence to prove her story, she insists the office is out to get her. Now she feels her health has been suffering and that perhaps she has cancer. She blames her poor health on her broken heart. This training title highlights the major symptoms of Delusional Disorder. Symptoms of Delusional Disorder may include: non-bizarre delusions (i.e., involving situations that occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, deceived by spouse or lover, or having a disease) of at least 1 month's duration. Criteria for Schizophrenia (hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behaviors, and negatives symptoms) must not be present. Note: Tactile and olfactory hallucinations may be present in Delusional Disorder if they are not prominent and are related to the delusional theme. Apart form the impact of the delusion(s) or its ramifications, functioning must not be not markedly impaired and behavior must not be obviously odd or bizarre. If mood episodes have occurred concurrently with delusions, their total duration must be brief relative to the duration of the delusional periods. The disturbance must not be due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.Mixed Type: delusions characteristic of more than one of the above types but no one theme predominates.
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