Abstract | BACKGROUND: In certain disorders the boundaries between thoughts, obsessions, overvalued ideas and delusions are not always clearly delineated. AIM: METHOD: RESULTS: A number of disorders can probably be classified on a spectrum ranging from non-psychotic to psychotic. For instance, OCD, hypochondriasis, BDD and to a lesser degree anorexia nervosa can all be particularized as 'with good insight', 'with poor insight' or 'with psychotic features'. CONCLUSION: Current practice in DSM-IV is to classify OCD, BDD or hypochondriasis and a delusional disorder as separate entities; this way of classifying seems to be an artefact. Our findings indicate that a dimensional system of classifying psychotic systems is preferable to a categorised system.
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Authors | R van der Zwaard, A S de Leeuw, F van Dael, L M E Knook |
Journal | Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie
(Tijdschr Psychiatr)
Vol. 48
Issue 6
Pg. 461-6
( 2006)
ISSN: 0303-7339 [Print] Netherlands |
Vernacular Title | ...met psychotische kenmerken? Een onderzoek naar het waanachtige karakter van overtuigingen buiten het psychosencluster. |
PMID | 16956005
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Review)
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Topics |
- Body Image
- Delusions
(classification, psychology)
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
(classification, psychology)
- Humans
- Hypochondriasis
(classification, psychology)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(classification, psychology)
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Psychotic Disorders
(psychology)
- Somatoform Disorders
(classification, psychology)
- Thinking
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