Differences in diagnosis and long-term course and outcome between monosymptomatic and other delusional disorders.
A presentation is given of a long-term personal follow-up investigation of patients with paranoid psychoses consecutively admitted at the University Psychiatric Department in Oslo. The patients were followed-up for the first time after a period of 5-18 years, and again after 22-39 years. On the basis of the findings, it is suggested that the diagnostic category will best indicate the course and outcome for cases with delusional misidentification syndromes.
Gaustad Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010343:Patient Admission; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D016896:Treatment Outcome