Gender differences in the young-onset persistent delusional disorder

Gender differences in the young-onset persistent delusional disorder

We conducted a retrospective chart review to examine the gender differences in young onset Persistent Delusional Disorder (PDD) subjects (N = 236) with onset of illness before the age of 30 years. Gender differences in marital and employment status were significant (p-0.001). Delusion of infidelity...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian journal of psychiatry 2023-08, Vol.86, p.103653-103653, Article 103653
Hauptverfasser: Arasappa, Rashmi, Chithra, Nellai K., Kulkarni, Karishma R., Muliyala, Krishna Prasad, Murthy, Pratima, Kesavan, Muralidharan
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Comorbidity
Delusional disorder
Delusions - epidemiology
Female
Gender difference
Humans
Male
Persistent delusional disorder
Psychosis
Retrospective Studies
Schizophrenia, Paranoid - epidemiology
Sex Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Young onset
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Zusammenfassung:We conducted a retrospective chart review to examine the gender differences in young onset Persistent Delusional Disorder (PDD) subjects (N = 236) with onset of illness before the age of 30 years. Gender differences in marital and employment status were significant (p-0.001). Delusion of infidelity and erotomania were more common in females, while males had more body dysmorphic and persecutory delusions (X2–20.45, p-0.009). Males had more substance dependence (X2–21.31, p 
ISSN:1876-2018
1876-2026
DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103653