Open AccessA case of persistent delusional disorder: Role of dimensions of delusion reappraised
Author(s) -
Arghya Pal,
Arpit Parmar,
Piyali Mandal,
Rajesh Sagar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of mental health and human behaviour/journal of mental health and human behaviour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-1897
pISSN - 0971-8990
DOI - 10.4103/0971-8990.182095
Subject(s) - delusion , dilemma , psychology , underpinning , delusional disorder , subject (documents) , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , psychotherapist , medicine , epistemology , philosophy , psychosis , civil engineering , library science , computer science , engineering
The themes of delusion have been a subject of interest due to the complex underpinning of several socio-cultural aspects. Although it is defined to be out of keeping with the socio-cultural background, the interplay often poses a diagnostic dilemma. Here, we report an unusual case of persistent delusional disorder involving surgically inserted “Gas” in the background of beliefs arising from relatives, lay press, and nontraditional medicine