depression with dulusional disorder

[Sunshine]

I was told about 6 months ago i had borderline personality disorder but i was in hospital this week and in my care plan it said i had "depression with dulusional dissorder"

what does that even mean? i dont even have any dulusions! its confusing and when i asked my nurse he just kind of evaded the question.

thanks
x

[Kitkat :)]

I would definitely ask the nurse again, or the psychiatrist who diagnosed you?

[Cherry Tree]

Hi pol,

Well from what I've read a delusional disorder is the presence of one or more Non-bizarre Delusions without the presence of auditory or visual hallucinations. (So basically you don't hear or see things that aren't there).

It's best to ask your care co-ordinater or psychiatrist about this so they could explain to you why they feel you fall into this catorgory.
Personally I can see their reasoning but I'm not a doctor.

Take good care of yourself sweetie and pm/text me if you need anyone
xxxx

[Steel Maiden]

Don't know if this will help, but here it is anyway.

ICD-10 classification of delusional disorder:

Delusional disorder
This group of disorders is characterized by the development either of a single delusion or of a set of related delusions which are usually persistent and sometimes lifelong. The delusions are highly variable in content. Often they are persecutory, hypochondriacal, or grandiose, but they may be concerned with litigation or jealousy, or express a conviction that the individual's body is misshapen, or that others think that he or she smells or is homosexual. Other psychopathology is characteristically absent, but depressive symptoms may be present intermittently, and olfactory and tactile hallucinations may develop in some cases. Clear and persistent auditory hallucinations (voices), schizophrenic symptoms such as delusions of control and marked blunting of affect, and definite evidence of brain disease are all incompatible with this diagnosis. However, occasional or transitory auditory hallucinations, particularly in elderly patients, do not rule out this diagnosis, provided that they are not typically schizophrenic and form only a small part of the overall clinical picture. Onset is commonly in
middle age but sometimes, particularly in the case of beliefs about having misshapen body, in early adult life. The content of the delusion, and the timing of its emergence, can often be related to the individual's life situation, e.g. persecutory delusions in members of minorities. Apart from actions and attitudes directly related to the delusion or delusional system, affect, speech, and behaviour are normal.

Diagnostic guidelines:
Delusions constitute the most conspicuous or the only clinical characteristic. They must be present for at least 3 months and be clearly personal rather than subcultural. Depressive symptoms or even a full-blown depressive episode (F32.-) may be present intermittently, provided that the delusions persist at times when there is no disturbance of mood. There must be no evidence of brain disease, no or only occasional auditory hallucinations, and no history of schizophrenic symptoms (delusions of control, thought broadcasting, etc.).