BJP Mental Health Guidelines from NICE
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit an eLetter
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Cummings, J. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Cummings, J. L.

The British Journal of Psychiatry 146: 184-197 (1985)
© 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Organic delusions: phenomenology, anatomical correlations, and review

JL Cummings

Organic delusions are common, but have received little systematic study. Review of the literature reveals that they occur most commonly in toxic-metabolic processes and in disorders affecting the limbic system and basal ganglia. A prospective study of 20 consecutive patients with organic delusions revealed four general types of false beliefs: simple persecutory delusions, complex persecutory delusions, grandiose delusions, and those associated with specific neurological defects (anosognosia, reduplicative paramnesia). Simple delusions responded best to treatment, and complex delusions were more resistent. Acting on delusional beliefs was not unusual, and treatment of the delusions was an important aspect of management of the patient.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Am. J. PsychiatryHome page
A. Yusim,, D. Anbarasan, C. Bernstein, I. Boksay, M. Dulchin, J.-P. Lindenmayer, C. Saavedra-Velez, M. Shapiro, and B. Sadock
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Presenting as Othello Syndrome: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature
Am J Psychiatry, September 1, 2008; 165(9): 1119 - 1125.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Geriatr Psychiatry NeurolHome page
E. Lee, K. Meguro, R. Hashimoto, M. Meguro, H. Ishii, S. Yamaguchi, and E. Mori
Confabulations in Episodic Memory Are Associated With Delusions in Alzheimer's Disease
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, March 1, 2007; 20(1): 34 - 40.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Geriatr Psychiatry NeurolHome page
S. Terada, H. Ishizu, Y. Fujisawa, O. Yokota, A. Kugo, H. Nakashima, Y. Tanaka, T. Ishihara, T. Nakashima, Y. Nakashima, et al.
Delusion of Theft and Phantom Intruder Delusion in Demented Elderly Patients in Japan
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, September 1, 2005; 18(3): 142 - 148.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 AM J ALZHEIMERS DIS OTHER DEMENHome page
N. Nagaratnam, P. Bou-Haidar, and H. Leung
Confused and disturbed behaviour in the elderly following silent frontal lobe infarction
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, November 1, 2003; 18(6): 333 - 339.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. PsychiatryHome page
D. Malaspina, R. R. Goetz, J. H. Friedman, C. A. Kaufmann, S. V. Faraone, M. Tsuang, C. R. Cloninger, J. I. Nurnberger Jr., and M. C. Blehar
Traumatic Brain Injury and Schizophrenia in Members of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Pedigrees
Am J Psychiatry, March 1, 2001; 158(3): 440 - 446.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 NeurologyHome page
J. S. Paulsen, D. P. Salmon, L. J. Thal, R. Romero, C. Weisstein-Jenkins, D. Galasko, C. R. Hofstetter, R. Thomas, I. Grant, and D. V. Jeste
Incidence of and risk factors for hallucinations and delusions in patients with probable AD
Neurology, May 23, 2000; 54(10): 1965 - 1971.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Psychiatr. Serv.Home page
R. Konakanchi, J. J. Grace, D. Yap, L. Guttmacher, and R. Szarowicz
Pimozide in the Treatment of Litigious Delusions
Psychiatr Serv, June 1, 1999; 50(6): 837 - 837.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosi.Home page
V. Rao and C. G. Lyketsos
Delusions in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, November 1, 1998; 10(4): 373 - 382.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosi.Home page
N. Hirono, E. Mori, K. Ishii, H. Kitagaki, M. Sasaki, Y. Ikejiri, T. Imamura, T. Shimomura, M. Ikeda, and H. Yamashita
Alteration of Regional Cerebral Glucose Utilization With Delusions in Alzheimer's Disease
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, November 1, 1998; 10(4): 433 - 439.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosi.Home page

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, November 1, 1998; 10(4): 448 - 452.
[Full Text]

Home page
 J Geriatr Psychiatry NeurolHome page
P. McNamara and R. Durso
Reversible Pathologic Jealousy (Othello Syndrome) Associated With Amantadine
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, July 1, 1991; 4(3): 157 - 159.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Geriatr Psychiatry NeurolHome page
E. D. Richardson, P. F. Malloy, and J. Grace
Othello Syndrome Secondary to Right Cerebrovascular Infarction
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, July 1, 1991; 4(3): 160 - 165.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Geriatr Psychiatry NeurolHome page
E. H. Rubin, W. C. Drevets, and W. J. Burke
The Nature of Psychotic Symptoms in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, January 1, 1988; 1(1): 16 - 20.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch NeurolHome page
J. L. Cummings, B. Miller, M. A. Hill, and R. Neshkes
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Multi-infarct Dementia and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
Arch Neurol, April 1, 1987; 44(4): 389 - 393.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.