I don't understand what Non-psychotic delusions mean

I don’t understand what Non-psychotic delusion mean, because Delusional Disorder is a form of psychotic disorder. I am concerned that this article is misleading and downplaying the delusions that people with ASD more likely to experience.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26995851/

https://dlisv03.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/co ... 1-2-73.pdf

The study is from Japan, they use different language, but this “non-psychotic hallucinations or delusions are more common than hallucinations or delusions that arise from actual psychotic disorders” is very misleading, because delusions and hallucinations are symptom of psychosis.

I agree with you that a delusion is a departure from reality. Like any illness, it may be given a 'spectrum' to describe its severity from relatively harmless fantasies & daydreams-to-harmful or criminal actions.

Background: Non-psychotic delusions are reported to be associated with depression and anxiety.

While it important to visualize future goals, hopes & plans, it can become a trap. Expectations may not materialize. We may interpret this as failure on our part or because of external forces.
Diagnosis methods & nomenclature may vary between cultures.

This website gives 4 types of delusion: bizarre, non-bizarre, mood-congruent & mood-incongruent.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/delusions-5113070

Wally58 wrote:Background: Non-psychotic delusions are reported to be associated with depression and anxiety.

And that would be me...