Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Paranoid delusions

Definition: False beliefs that one is persecuted which cannot be corrected by reasoning (Petho and Ban 1989).

Exploration: The presence of paranoid delusions can be established by interviewing patient.

Reference:

Petho B, Ban TA. DCR Budapest-Nashville in the diagnosis and classification of functional psychoses. Psychopathology 1989; 21: 153-240.

August 9, 2018