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Delusion of control

MedGen UID:
1050204
•Concept ID:
CN375791
•
Finding
HPO: HP:5200419

Definition

A false belief that another person, group of people, or external force controls one's general thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behaviors. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDelusion of control

Professional guidelines

PubMed

PDE Inhibitors for the Treatment of Schizophrenia.
Snyder GL, Vanover KE
Adv Neurobiol 2017;17:385-409. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58811-7_14. PMID: 28956340
The treatment of behavioral disturbances and psychosis associated with dementia.
Lochhead JD, Nelson MA, Maguire GA
Psychiatr Pol 2016;50(2):311-22. doi: 10.12740/PP/60904. PMID: 27288676
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: identification, prevention and treatment.
Levin J, Hasan A, Höglinger GU
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2016 Jan;123(1):45-50. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00702-015-1400-x. PMID: 25894288

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hazardous drinking in young adults with co-occurring PTSD and psychosis symptoms: A network analysis.
Li J, Jin Y, Xu S, Yu Y, Wilson A, Chen C, Wang Y
J Affect Disord 2024 Apr 15;351:588-597. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.261. PMID: 38307134
Neighborhood change and psychotic experiences in a general population sample.
Narita Z, Knowles K, Fedina L, Oh H, Stickley A, Kelleher I, DeVylder J
Schizophr Res 2020 Feb;216:316-321. Epub 2019 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.11.036. PMID: 31791815
Child death and maternal psychosis-like experiences in 44 low- and middle-income countries: The role of depression.
Koyanagi A, Oh H, Haro JM, Hirayama F, DeVylder J
Schizophr Res 2017 May;183:41-46. Epub 2016 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.11.012. PMID: 27863934
An fMRI study of theory of mind in schizophrenic patients with "passivity" symptoms.
Brüne M, Lissek S, Fuchs N, Witthaus H, Peters S, Nicolas V, Juckel G, Tegenthoff M
Neuropsychologia 2008;46(7):1992-2001. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.01.023. PMID: 18329671

Diagnosis

Hazardous drinking in young adults with co-occurring PTSD and psychosis symptoms: A network analysis.
Li J, Jin Y, Xu S, Yu Y, Wilson A, Chen C, Wang Y
J Affect Disord 2024 Apr 15;351:588-597. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.261. PMID: 38307134
A case report of schizoaffective disorder with ritualistic behaviors and catatonic stupor: successful treatment by risperidone and modified electroconvulsive therapy.
Bai Y, Yang X, Zeng Z, Yang H
BMC Psychiatry 2018 Mar 13;18(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1655-5. PMID: 29534691Free PMC Article
Child death and maternal psychosis-like experiences in 44 low- and middle-income countries: The role of depression.
Koyanagi A, Oh H, Haro JM, Hirayama F, DeVylder J
Schizophr Res 2017 May;183:41-46. Epub 2016 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.11.012. PMID: 27863934
An fMRI study of theory of mind in schizophrenic patients with "passivity" symptoms.
Brüne M, Lissek S, Fuchs N, Witthaus H, Peters S, Nicolas V, Juckel G, Tegenthoff M
Neuropsychologia 2008;46(7):1992-2001. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.01.023. PMID: 18329671

Therapy

A case report of schizoaffective disorder with ritualistic behaviors and catatonic stupor: successful treatment by risperidone and modified electroconvulsive therapy.
Bai Y, Yang X, Zeng Z, Yang H
BMC Psychiatry 2018 Mar 13;18(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1655-5. PMID: 29534691Free PMC Article
Priapism associated with olanzapine.
Hosseini SH, Polonowita AK
Pak J Biol Sci 2009 Jan 15;12(2):198-200. doi: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.198.200. PMID: 19579947
An fMRI study of theory of mind in schizophrenic patients with "passivity" symptoms.
Brüne M, Lissek S, Fuchs N, Witthaus H, Peters S, Nicolas V, Juckel G, Tegenthoff M
Neuropsychologia 2008;46(7):1992-2001. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.01.023. PMID: 18329671

Prognosis

Child death and maternal psychosis-like experiences in 44 low- and middle-income countries: The role of depression.
Koyanagi A, Oh H, Haro JM, Hirayama F, DeVylder J
Schizophr Res 2017 May;183:41-46. Epub 2016 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.11.012. PMID: 27863934

Clinical prediction guides

Neighborhood change and psychotic experiences in a general population sample.
Narita Z, Knowles K, Fedina L, Oh H, Stickley A, Kelleher I, DeVylder J
Schizophr Res 2020 Feb;216:316-321. Epub 2019 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.11.036. PMID: 31791815

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