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I have been recently asked to moderate this forum on Delusional Disorder.
I am not a doctor, but I believe I have some first hand experience.

What is Delusional Disorder?
This illness is a psychosis characterized by non-bizzare delusions which last at least one month. The intensity of such perceptions may wax or wane over time. The person suffering from delusions is often functional in all other aspects of their life. Statistically this illness strikes woman more than men.

There are at least six sub-types:
Erotomanic: Belief that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with him or her. This other person may be a boss, coworker, celebrity, or stranger.

Grandiose: Belief that he or she is much more important, powerful, wealthy, or talented than he or she really is.

Jealous: The belief that his or her partner has been grossly unfaithful without regard to substantiating evidence.

Persecutory: Believes that he or she is being plotted against, spied on, followed, or harassed by unknown enemies. These delusions sometimes involve conspiracies of people out to "get" the sufferer.

Somatic: He or she is ill or has other types of health problems.

Mixed type: Suffers from more than one of the delusions listed above.

Delusional Disorder is sometimes a associated with other personality disorders or a subset of other psychoses; and there is a certain overlap with Paranoid Personality Disorder. It may be helpful to you to check the posts in that forum as well.

The above information was culled from various internet sources.

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Alex47