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    Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

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    This book describes Delusion Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

    Delusion disorder is a psychotic disorder, where a person has trouble identifying reality.

    Delusion disorder indicates a disorder in which a person exhibits one or more delusions for one month or longer.

    Delusion disorder is different from schizophrenia and cannot be diagnosed if a person meets the criteria for schizophrenia.

    If a person has delusional disorder, his functioning is normally not impaired and his behavior is not evidently odd, with the exception of the delusion.

    A delusion is a false conviction that is based on a wrong interpretation of reality.

    Delusions, like all psychotic symptoms, can happen as an element of different psychiatric disorders.

    The term delusional disorder is given when delusions are the most important symptom.

    A person with this illness keeps a false belief firmly, despite clear presence or proof to the contrary.

    Delusions may include circumstances that could happen in reality even though they are not likely (e.g., the family next door planning to kill you).

    They may be indicated as "bizarre" (e.g., feeling regulated by an outside force or having thoughts inserted into the head).

    A religious or cultural belief that is received by other members of the community is not a delusion.

    Delusions are fixed beliefs that do not change even if a person has been given conflicting evidence.

    Delusions are indicated "bizarre" if they are clearly not plausible and people within the same culture cannot comprehend them.

    A type of a bizarre delusion is when a person believes that his or her organs have been replaced with someone else's without leaving any wounds or scars.

    A type of a non-bizarre delusion is the belief that a person is under police supervision, despite a lack of evidence, being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by one’s spouse or lover
    Delusions may seem credible at face value, and patients may seem normal as long as an outsider does not intrude upon their delusional themes.

    Also, these delusions are not caused by a medical disorder or substance abuse.

    There are several forms of delusions: persecutory, erotic, grandiose, jealous or somatic (that is, delusions about the body).

    People with delusional disorder normally do not have hallucinations or a major disorder with mood.

    Dissimilar to people with schizophrenia, they are not likely to have major problems with day-to-day functioning.

    As with many other psychotic disorders, the precise cause of delusional disorder is not known.

    While the cause is not known, some studies indicate that people form delusions as a way to deal with extreme stress or deal with a history of trauma.

    Delusional disorder is relatively infrequent, has a later age of start as compared to schizophrenia and does not show gender preponderance.

    The patients are also comparatively stable.

    Many biological disorders like substance use, medical disorders, and neurological disorders can produce delusions.

    Delusional disorder affects the limbic system and basal ganglia in those with intact cortical functioning.

    Hypersensitive persons and ego defense mechanisms like reaction production, projection and denial are some psychodynamic theories for delusional disorder.

    Social isolation, envy, distrust, suspicion, and low self-esteem are some of the risk factors which when becoming non-tolerable cause a person seeking an explanation to thus form a delusion as a solution.

    The treatment involves psychotherapy by forming trust and building a therapeutic alliance and antipsychotic medicines.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Delusion Disorder
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Schizophrenia
    Chapter

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJan 23, 2020
    ISBN9780463204962
    Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Delusion Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Delusion Disorder,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2020 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Delusion Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Delusion Disorder)

      This e-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Delusion Disorder

      What is Delusion disorder?

      Delusion disorder is a psychotic disorder, where a person has trouble identifying reality.

      Delusion disorder indicates a disorder in which a person exhibits one or more delusions for one month or longer.

      Delusion disorder is different from schizophrenia and cannot be diagnosed if a person meets the criteria for schizophrenia.

      If a person has delusional disorder, his functioning is normally not impaired and his behavior is not evidently odd, with the exception of the delusion.

      A delusion is a false conviction that is based on a wrong interpretation of reality.

      Delusions, like all psychotic symptoms, can happen as an element of different psychiatric disorders.

      The term delusional disorder is given when delusions are the most important symptom.

      A person with this illness keeps a false belief firmly, despite clear presence or proof to the contrary.

      Delusions may include circumstances that could happen in reality even though they are not likely (e.g., the family next door planning to kill you).

      They may be indicated as bizarre (e.g., feeling regulated by an outside force or having thoughts inserted into the head).

      A religious or cultural belief that is received by other members of the community is not a delusion.

      Delusions are fixed beliefs that do not change even if a person has been given conflicting evidence.

      Delusions are indicated bizarre if they are clearly not plausible and people within the same culture cannot comprehend them.

      A type of a bizarre delusion is when a person believes that his or her organs have been replaced with someone else's without leaving any wounds or scars.

      A type of a non-bizarre delusion is the belief that a person is under police supervision, despite a lack of evidence, being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by one’s spouse or lover

      Delusions may seem credible at face value, and patients may seem normal as long as an outsider does not intrude upon their delusional themes.

      Also, these delusions are not caused by a medical disorder or substance abuse.

      There are several forms of delusions: persecutory, erotic, grandiose, jealous or somatic (that is, delusions about the body).

      People with delusional disorder normally do not have hallucinations or a major disorder with mood.

      Dissimilar to people with schizophrenia, they are not likely to have major problems with day-to-day functioning.

      Other than behaviors linked to delusional content, they do not seem to be abnormal.

      When hallucinations do happen, they are a part of the delusional belief.

      Someone who has the delusion that his or her internal organs are rotting inside may hallucinate smells or sensations linked to that delusion.

      If functioning is reduced, it is normally a direct result of the delusion.

      The disorder may be detected only by observing behavior that is a result of the belief.

      A person who fears being murdered may quit a job or stay home with all the shades drawn, never venturing out.

      Since people with delusional disorder are aware that their beliefs are exceptional, they normally do not talk about them.

      Delusional disorder is diagnosed much less often than schizophrenia.

      Incidence

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