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Prevalence of Delusional Jealousy in Different Psychiatric Disorders

An Analysis of 93 Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

M. Soyka ,
G. Naber  and
A. Völcker
M. Soyka*
Affiliation:
Nervenklinik der Universität München, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 8000 Munich 2, Germany
G. Naber
Affiliation:
Nervenklinik der Universität München, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 8000 Munich 2, Germany
A. Völcker
Affiliation:
Nervenklinik der Universität München, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 8000 Munich 2, Germany
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

The prevalence of delusional jealousy in 8134 psychiatric in-patients was 1.1%. Delusions of jealousy were most frequent in organic psychoses (7.0%), paranoid disorders (6.7%), alcohol psychosis (5.6%) and schizophrenia (2.5%), while in affective disorder delusions of jealousy could be found in only 0.1%. Because schizophrenia and affective disorder were the most common diagnoses, most patients with delusions of jealousy were schizophrenics. In schizophrenia, women were more likely to suffer from delusional jealousy, while in alcohol psychosis, men were more likely than women to suffer from delusional jealousy.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 4 , April 1991 , pp. 549 - 553
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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