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   What happens if a person has a delusional disorder?

   • If a person has delusional disorder, functioning is generally not impaired and behavior is not obviously odd, with the exception of the delusion. Delusions may seem believable at face value, and patients may appear normal as long as an outsider does not touch upon their delusional themes.

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   Can a person with delusional disorder have illusory thoughts?

   • A person with delusional disorder will have illusory thoughts that contradict readily available evidence. Their delusions are usually not overtly bizarre and could be possible. However, there is often plenty of evidence to suggest that these thoughts are not based on reality.

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   When does delusional disorder occur?

   • Delusional disorder most often occurs in middle to late life, with the average age of onset being 40 years. The persecutory and jealous types of delusional disorder are more common in people assigned male at birth (AMAB), and the erotomanic type is more common in people assigned female at birth (AFAB).

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   Can depression cause delusions?

   • Negation/nihilistic delusions often occur with depression. A delusion is a fixed, false belief in something that is not real or does not exist and is held despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions are common with mental health diagnoses, but can also occur with medical conditions such as brain injury.

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   Are delusions a sign of a mental health disorder?

   • Delusions are a false belief about something that is not true or not real. However, people with delusions believe they are true even when presented with evidence to the contrary. Delusions are often a sign of an underlying mental health disorder, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia, or delusional disorder.

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   Mar 29, 2021 · There are four types of delusions outlined in the DSM-5: Bizarre delusions are implausible or impossible, such as being abducted by aliens. Non-bizarre delusions could actually occur in reality, such as being cheated on, poisoned, or stalked by an ex-partner. Mood-congruent delusions are consistent with a depressive or manic state, such as ...

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   People with delusional disorder often experience non-bizarre delusions. Non-bizarre delusions involve situations that could possibly occur in real life, such as being followed, deceived or loved from a distance. These delusions usually involve the misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences.

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Delusional disorder can involve delusions that aren’t bizarre, having to do with situations that could happen in real life, like being followed, poisoned, deceived, conspired against, or loved ...

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   Sep 12, 2024 · A delusion is a fixed, false belief in something that is not real or does not exist and is held despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions are common with mental health diagnoses, but can also occur with medical conditions such as brain injury. Types of delusions include persecutory, erotomanic, grandiose, jealous, somatic, mixed, and unspecified.

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   Mar 3, 2021 · Delusional disorder is a mental illness that causes a person to have delusional thoughts. Generally, these delusions are not overly bizarre or unrealistic. However, they are based on an inaccurate ...

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   Nov 20, 2022 · Non-bizarre delusions: These are delusions that could possibly occur in real life, although they are often highly exaggerated misinterpretations of situations. For instance, the person may believe that their neighbor is plotting to kill them or that someone walking behind them on the pavement is actually following them.

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   Alternatively, nonbizarre delusions reflect situations that occur in real life, but are not actually happening in the life of the person with the delusion.