delusional disorder
Let an agent explain delusional disorder in general terms, relay types, features, cultural syndromes and treatment approaches from psychiatric sources, describe the named forms, route crisis situations, and distinguish delusional disorder from schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, dementia and strong non-delusional beliefs, without diagnosing individuals.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What delusional disorder is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is someone at risk of harming themselves or others, or acting on frightening beliefs, in which case seek urgent mental health help or emergency services? boundary
- What is delusional disorder, and how does it differ from schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, dementia and strongly held beliefs? definition
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are delusional parasitosis, clinical zoanthropy, misidentification syndromes and koro? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Clinical Features and diagnosis.
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What distinguishes a delusion from a strongly held belief? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Subtypes
Subtypes.
Subtypes
Subtypes.
- What are the persecutory, somatic, erotomanic and grandiose subtypes? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Cultural syndromes.
Koro
Koro.
Koro
Koro.
- How is koro described as a culture-related syndrome, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Zoanthropy
Clinical zoanthropy.
Zoanthropy
Zoanthropy.
- What is clinical zoanthropy, as case reports describe? provenance
- Which entry fits clinical lycanthropy? action
Context Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment approaches.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What general treatment approaches do psychiatrists use, with recommendations attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Stigma
Stigma.
Stigma
Stigma.
- How can mental illness be discussed without stigma? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Domain
- INF.KNW
What it is Filled
A mental disorder characterised by one or more fixed false beliefs, delusions, held despite contrary evidence, without the prominent hallucinations or disorganisation of schizophrenia and often with otherwise preserved functioning; forms the registry aliases name include delusional parasitosis, the belief of being infested by parasites, clinical zoanthropy, the belief of being an animal, mirrored-self and other delusional misidentification syndromes, and koro, a culture-related syndrome of belief that the genitals are retracting, while a schizophrenia-like or schizophreniform label is a related but different diagnosis. Diagnosis and treatment belong to mental health professionals, and anyone at risk of harm to themselves or others should seek urgent help.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain delusional disorder in general terms, relay types, features, cultural syndromes and treatment approaches from psychiatric sources, describe the named forms, route crisis situations, and distinguish delusional disorder from schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, dementia and strong non-delusional beliefs, without diagnosing individuals.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Fixed false beliefs
- Preserved functioning
- Few other psychotic symptoms
- Cultural forms
What robots and AI may and may not do Derived, awaiting review
May
- explain types and features
- relay cultural syndromes
- relay treatment approaches
- route crisis situations
Note: Affordances listed as what may be done; prohibitions collected from the text.
Moral aspects Derived, awaiting review
- Diagnosis and treatment belong to mental health professionals, and anyone at risk of harm to themselves or others should seek urgent help.
- Missing risk of harm
Owners Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Links to other meta-models Filled
related
- psychotic disorder - in registry terms
- schizophrenia
- delusional parasitosis
- schizophreniform disorder
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- DSM-5 category: delusional disorder note
- subtypes: persecutory, jealous, erotomanic, grandiose, somatic, mixed list
- registry parent: psychotic disorder note
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Disorder of fixed false beliefs without prominent other psychosis
- Schizophrenia-like disorder, koro, delusional parasitosis, clinical zoanthropy, mirrored-self misidentification, delusional misidentification syndrome
- Schizophrenia has broader symptoms; mood disorders with psychosis center on mood; dementia impairs cognition; strong beliefs are not delusions if culturally shared
- Not visible; identified through clinical assessment of beliefs and functioning.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types and features
- relay cultural syndromes
- relay treatment approaches
- route crisis situations
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing risk of harm
- Labelling cultural or strongly held beliefs as delusions
- Self-diagnosis
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- DSM-5 and ICD-11 criteria
- Mental health and capacity laws
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a mental disorder.
- persecutory type
- somatic type such as delusional parasitosis
- erotomanic type
- grandiose and jealous types
- misidentification syndromes
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should culture-bound syndromes such as koro be separate entries?
- Should delusional parasitosis be a separate entry?
- How should diagnostic criteria be linked?
- Which entry fits the specific form?
- Which entry fits clinical lycanthropy?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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