Journal of Psychiatry

Rahulkumar Patel

Publications

• Case Report
  Schizophrenia with Somatic Delusions: A Case Report
  Author(s): Panagiota Korenis, Rahulkumar Patel, Luisa Gonzalez and Andrew JoelsonPanagiota Korenis, Rahulkumar Patel, Luisa Gonzalez and Andrew Joelson
  
  Abstract Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects approximately 1% of the general population. Symptoms most commonly include auditory hallucinations, several types of delusions, disorganization in speech and behavior, formal thought disorder, and negative symptoms including poverty of speech, thought or motivation. Of the delusional symptoms, somatic delusions-those that pertain to the body-are rather rare. Somatic delusions are defined as fixed false beliefs that one's bodily function or appearance is grossly abnormal. They are a poorly understood psychiatric symptom and pose a significant clinical challenge to clinicians. Studies indicate that only one third of this patient population has a positive treatment outcome with resolution of symptoms. While challenges exist in treating patients when they present with somatic delusions alone, it becomes far m.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000290

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