PERSISTENT
DELUSIONAL
DISORDER
,OTHER PSYCHOTIC
DISORDERS
The term psychosis is defined as gross impairm
man in reality testing, marked disturbance in
personality with impaired social and occupatio
functioning and presence of characteristics
symptoms like delusions and hallucination.
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, PERSISTENT DELUSIONAL
DISORDERS
INTRODUCTION
In the developed World, the lifetime prevalence of delusion disorder
is 0.2%.
The male to female ratio if one ratio 1:1 and this disorder is more
prevalent in older individuals. Individuals with this disorder have
one or more delusions with a duration of One months or longer
DELUSIONAL
DISORDER
,OTHER PSYCHOTIC
DISORDERS
The term psychosis is defined as gross impairm
man in reality testing, marked disturbance in
personality with impaired social and occupatio
functioning and presence of characteristics
symptoms like delusions and hallucination.
, i ng
e f llow
o
e s t h y
c lu d eg o r
0 in s c a t
Icd 1 th i
d e rs
o r
dis
, PERSISTENT DELUSIONAL
DISORDERS
INTRODUCTION
In the developed World, the lifetime prevalence of delusion disorder
is 0.2%.
The male to female ratio if one ratio 1:1 and this disorder is more
prevalent in older individuals. Individuals with this disorder have
one or more delusions with a duration of One months or longer
