Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms
Delusion of dispossession

 

Definition: False belief of being at risk of being deprived from one’s property(Benson and Gorman 1996).

 

Exploration:The presence of delusionsof dispossessioncan be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Reference:

 

Benson FD, Gorman GD. Hallucinations and delusional thinking.In:Fogel BS, Schiffer RB,Rao SM. Neuropsychiatry. Baltimore: Williams & Williams; 1996. p. 307-23.

 

August 23, 2018