The following questions are related to ‘Delusions’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My 14-year-old son has been diagnosed with OCD and GAD along with some paranoia. He actually goes a week or two without any paranoid episodes. Is that common? It seems that if he was paranoid, he’d always be paranoid. A: Great question! In clinical practice we encounter various types of paranoia and at different [...]
Q: I believe that my husband is suffering from a delusional disorder — in particular, delusional or morbid jealousy. He is fixated on the idea that I self-pleasure in my sleep and call out the names of other men (neighbors, co-workers, etc.) almost every night. We have only been married two months, although we have [...]
Q: My father is talking like he would never talk. He has been saying things he would never say. He told me about a dream he had of me (his daughter) and him participating in sexual acts with one another. He’s in his mid-60′s. Is this considered to be a beginning stage of Alzheimer’s? My [...]
Q: I am a college student, and one of my friends has started to develop what I think may be symptoms of schizophrenia. He is in one of my morning classes, and he stopped showing up for class. I would joke with him about it but that’s because I thought he was just sleeping in. [...]
Q: My friend told me that I might be having a disorder of the mind called Schizophrenia or Dissociative Identity Disorder, but I’m not exactly sure if I do or not because I haven’t been to see a doctor about it. I experience hallucinations which do scare me sometimes, for example I’ve seen a car [...]
Q: What can you tell me about an experimental drug called Invega? Envega? A: I can start off by telling you Invega is no longer “experimental”. In the United States, Invega has been approved for the treatment of Schizophrenia. While I’m not a physician or psychopharmacologist, I can give you some information about this new [...]
Q: I was raised by a heroin addict and a paranoid, delusional mother. They beat and verbally abused me constantly. My mother said “you deserve it. You’re possessed!” My father never hit her, just me. She told me that she knows how to beat me without leaving marks. She made me drink turpentine with sugar [...]
