Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms
Delusion of poverty

 

Definition: False belief about having lost one’s livelihood and that one is poor or that poverty is inevitable (Hamilton 1976).

 

ExplorationThe presence of delusion of poverty can be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Reference:

 

Hamilton M. Fish´s Clinical Psychopathology. 2nd Ed. Bristol: Wright; 1976, p. 52.

 

December 27, 2018