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"Bill Yanaire" <BillYanaire@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Adam Albright disorder is characterized by nonbizarre delusions
> (false
> beliefs) that persist for at least 1 mo, without other symptoms of
> schizophrenia.
>
> Adam Albright disorder is distinguished from schizophrenia by the
> presence
> of delusions without other symptoms of schizophrenia. The delusions
> tend to
> be nonbizarre and involve situations that could occur, such as being
> followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by
> one's
> spouse or lover.
>
> In contrast to schizophrenia, Adam Albright disorder is relatively
> uncommon.
> Onset generally occurs in middle or late adult life. Psychosocial
> functioning is not as impaired as it is in schizophrenia, and
> impairments
> usually arise directly from the delusional belief.
>
> When Adam Albright disorder occurs in older patients, it is sometimes
> called
> paraphrenia. It may coexist with mild dementia. The physician must be
> careful to distinguish delusions from elder abuse being reported by a
> mildly
> demented elderly patient. One way of diagnosing this disorder is the
> constant posting to the vista group, insults to everyone.
>
> Symptoms and Diagnosis
>
> Adam Albright disorder may arise in the context of a preexisting
> paranoid
> personality disorder. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of
> others and
> their motives begins in early adulthood and extends throughout life.
> Early
> symptoms may include the feeling of being exploited, preoccupation
> with the
> loyalty or trustworthiness of friends, a tendency to read threatening
> meanings into benign remarks or events, persistent bearing of grudges,
> and a
> readiness to respond to perceived slights, along with posting garbage
> in the
> vista forums.
>
> Several subtypes of Adam Albright disorder are recognized. In the
> erotomanic
> subtype, the patient believes that another person is in love with
> him.
> Efforts to contact the object of the delusion through telephone
> calls,
> letters, surveillance, or stalking are common. People with this
> subtype may
> have conflicts with the law related to this behavior. In the
> grandiose
> subtype, the patient believes he has a great talent or has made an
> important
> discovery. In the jealous subtype, the patient believes that his
> spouse or
> lover is unfaithful. This belief is based on incorrect inferences
> supported
> by dubious evidence. Physical assault may be a significant danger. In
> the
> persecutory subtype, the patient believes that he is being plotted
> against,
> spied on, maligned, or harassed. He may repeatedly attempt to obtain
> justice
> through appeals to courts and other government agencies and may resort
> to
> violence in retaliation for the imagined persecution. In the somatic
> subtype, the delusion relates to a bodily function eg, the patient
> believes
> he has a physical deformity, odor, or parasite.
>
> Diagnosis largely depends on making a clinical assessment, obtaining
> a
> thorough history, and ruling out other specific conditions associated
> with
> delusions. Assessment of dangerousness, especially the extent to which
> the
> patient is willing to act on his delusion, is very important.
>
Now this is the best diagnosis of Adam yet. Thank you very much.
news:42f00ec9-1bcc-403e-ac0a-6d2e89e7485f@j1g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
> Adam Albright disorder is characterized by nonbizarre delusions
> (false
> beliefs) that persist for at least 1 mo, without other symptoms of
> schizophrenia.
>
> Adam Albright disorder is distinguished from schizophrenia by the
> presence
> of delusions without other symptoms of schizophrenia. The delusions
> tend to
> be nonbizarre and involve situations that could occur, such as being
> followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by
> one's
> spouse or lover.
>
> In contrast to schizophrenia, Adam Albright disorder is relatively
> uncommon.
> Onset generally occurs in middle or late adult life. Psychosocial
> functioning is not as impaired as it is in schizophrenia, and
> impairments
> usually arise directly from the delusional belief.
>
> When Adam Albright disorder occurs in older patients, it is sometimes
> called
> paraphrenia. It may coexist with mild dementia. The physician must be
> careful to distinguish delusions from elder abuse being reported by a
> mildly
> demented elderly patient. One way of diagnosing this disorder is the
> constant posting to the vista group, insults to everyone.
>
> Symptoms and Diagnosis
>
> Adam Albright disorder may arise in the context of a preexisting
> paranoid
> personality disorder. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of
> others and
> their motives begins in early adulthood and extends throughout life.
> Early
> symptoms may include the feeling of being exploited, preoccupation
> with the
> loyalty or trustworthiness of friends, a tendency to read threatening
> meanings into benign remarks or events, persistent bearing of grudges,
> and a
> readiness to respond to perceived slights, along with posting garbage
> in the
> vista forums.
>
> Several subtypes of Adam Albright disorder are recognized. In the
> erotomanic
> subtype, the patient believes that another person is in love with
> him.
> Efforts to contact the object of the delusion through telephone
> calls,
> letters, surveillance, or stalking are common. People with this
> subtype may
> have conflicts with the law related to this behavior. In the
> grandiose
> subtype, the patient believes he has a great talent or has made an
> important
> discovery. In the jealous subtype, the patient believes that his
> spouse or
> lover is unfaithful. This belief is based on incorrect inferences
> supported
> by dubious evidence. Physical assault may be a significant danger. In
> the
> persecutory subtype, the patient believes that he is being plotted
> against,
> spied on, maligned, or harassed. He may repeatedly attempt to obtain
> justice
> through appeals to courts and other government agencies and may resort
> to
> violence in retaliation for the imagined persecution. In the somatic
> subtype, the delusion relates to a bodily function eg, the patient
> believes
> he has a physical deformity, odor, or parasite.
>
> Diagnosis largely depends on making a clinical assessment, obtaining
> a
> thorough history, and ruling out other specific conditions associated
> with
> delusions. Assessment of dangerousness, especially the extent to which
> the
> patient is willing to act on his delusion, is very important.
>
Now this is the best diagnosis of Adam yet. Thank you very much.