Delusional Disorder

Delusional disorder is an under-studied condition without good evidence-based treatments. This lecture explains what delusional disorder is and what we know so far about medications to treat it.

This lecture explains what delusional disorder is, outlines some key points about possible causes, and summarizes what we know so far about medications for delusional disorder.

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📘 Chapters 📘
0:00 Description of delusional disorder
1:04 The impact of delusional disorder
1:35 Why we don’t know as much as we should about delusional disorder
3:20 What is a delusion?
3:56 Do people with depression or anxiety have delusional beliefs?
5:06 Diagnosis of delusional disorder
6:04 Is delusional disorder related to schizophrenia?
10:17 Some people with delusional disorder produce high levels of dopamine
14:20 Medication treatments that have been studied for delusional disorder
23:34 Do antidepressants or mood stabilizers work for delusional disorder?
24:01 Summary