title: Stalking behavior in delusional jealousy.
abstract: Stalking behavior has been associated with several mental disorders, both psychotic and non-psychotic. The most frequently associated condition appears to be an individual with primitive personality psychopathology regardless of co-occurring psychotic symptomatology. Among the psychotic symptoms, erotomanic, and jealousy delusions may be the most clinically and torensically relevant. However, delusional jealousy has not been well appreciated in the psychiatric literature as an important contributor to stalking behavior. In this article, we explore the psychiatric, psychosocial, and forensic aspects of stalking in the context of delusional jealousy. We use a case example to highlight important issues in this area.
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Derecho
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007578:Jealousy; D008297:Male; D000077152:Olanzapine; D010890:Pirenzepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D018454:Spouses
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D010890:Pirenzepine; D000077152:Olanzapine