Definition of Delusional disorder

Delusional disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a psychotic mental illness that involves holding one or more non-bizarre delusions in the absence of any other significant psychopathology (signs or symptoms of mental illness). In particular a person with delusional disorder has never met any other criteria for schizophrenia and does not have any marked hallucinations, although tactile (touch) or olfactory (smell) hallucinations may be present if they are related to the theme of the delusion. Symptoms last at least one month (pg 329: DSM IV-TR, APA 2000) and should pass with group therapy and guidance from a family member or a friend. Someone who suffers momentarily does not hear or see things that are not there but believes in his or her mind that they are invincible or have a defeatus attitude syndrome.