psychiatric disorders
Delusional Disorder
Treatment of Delusional Disorder
Establishment of an effective physician-patient relationship Management of complications Sometimes antipsychotics Treatment aims to establish an effective physician-patient relationship and to manage complications. Substantial lack of insight is a challenge to treatment. If patients are assessed to be dangerous, hospitalization may be required. Insufficient data are available to support the use of any particular drug, although antipsychotics sometimes suppress symptoms. A long-term treatment goal of shifting the patient’s major area of concern away from the delusional locus to a more constructive and gratifying area is difficult but reasonable. 