Open AccessClinical Presentation and Course of Persistent Delusional Disorder
Author(s) -
Karishma Kulkarni,
Rashmi Arasappa,
Krishna Prasad,
Amit Zutshi,
Prabhat Chand,
Kesavan Muralidharan,
Pratima Murthy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15m01883
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , course (navigation) , delusional disorder , psychology , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , medicine , psychosis , surgery , astronomy , physics
Despite its long history as a psychiatric diagnosis, little is known about the sociodemographic and clinical profile of persistent delusional disorder (PDD) or its subtypes, treatment response, and outcomes, particularly in India. We examined the clinical characteristics and course of PDD in patients presenting to a tertiary neuropsychiatry center in India.