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Jealous Type Delusional Disorder

MedGen UID:
452758
•Concept ID:
C0855260
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A subtype of delusional disorder characterized by the central delusional theme that the individual''s spouse or lover is unfaithful. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVJealous Type Delusional Disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Delusional disorder-jealous type: how inclusive are the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria?
Easton JA, Shackelford TK, Schipper LD
J Clin Psychol 2008 Mar;64(3):264-75. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20442. PMID: 18257054

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

De Clérambault Syndrome, Othello Syndrome, Folie à Deux and Variants.
Delgado MG, Bogousslavsky J
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:44-50. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475685. PMID: 29151090
Pathological Jealousy: An Interactive Condition.
Seeman MV
Psychiatry 2016 Winter;79(4):379-388. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2016.1175838. PMID: 27997328
A descriptive case-register study of delusional disorder.
de Portugal E, González N, Haro JM, Autonell J, Cervilla JA
Eur Psychiatry 2008 Mar;23(2):125-33. Epub 2007 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.10.001. PMID: 18082379
Social cognition in "pure" delusional disorder.
Bömmer I, Brüne M
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2006 Sep;11(5):493-503. doi: 10.1080/13546800500359994. PMID: 17354084
Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749

Diagnosis

De Clérambault Syndrome, Othello Syndrome, Folie à Deux and Variants.
Delgado MG, Bogousslavsky J
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:44-50. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475685. PMID: 29151090
Delusional disorder-jealous type: how inclusive are the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria?
Easton JA, Shackelford TK, Schipper LD
J Clin Psychol 2008 Mar;64(3):264-75. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20442. PMID: 18257054
Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749
Age at onset of delusional disorder is dependent on the delusional theme.
Yamada N, Nakajima S, Noguchi T
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998 Feb;97(2):122-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb09973.x. PMID: 9517905
Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368

Therapy

Pharmacotherapy for primary delusional jealousy, a retrospective observational study of 32 cases with Othello syndrome.
Liu CC, Wang YC, Hwang TJ
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2018 Mar;33(2):92-97. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000207. PMID: 29389697
Delusional disorder: retrospective analysis of 86 Chinese outpatients.
Hsiao MC, Liu CY, Yang YY, Yeh EK
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999 Dec;53(6):673-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00624.x. PMID: 10687749
Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368

Prognosis

Delusional disorder: the recognition and management of paranoia.
Manschreck TC
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 3:32-8; discussion 49. PMID: 8626368

Clinical prediction guides

Pharmacotherapy for primary delusional jealousy, a retrospective observational study of 32 cases with Othello syndrome.
Liu CC, Wang YC, Hwang TJ
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2018 Mar;33(2):92-97. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000207. PMID: 29389697
A descriptive case-register study of delusional disorder.
de Portugal E, González N, Haro JM, Autonell J, Cervilla JA
Eur Psychiatry 2008 Mar;23(2):125-33. Epub 2007 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.10.001. PMID: 18082379

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