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Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola

Wijamunige Esira Sampath, Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola

Psychiatry Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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Volume / Issue2 / 1 (January-March 2021)
Pages13-14
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  • Received28 January 2021
  • Accepted14 February 2021

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Abstract

Persistent delusional disorder in which delusions are the most prominent psychopathology, comprises a well described clinical entity in psychiatry. Although the functional impairment is hardly evident unlike in schizophrenia, mood disturbances are one way of the presentation. Depressed mood even with sufficient criteria to diagnose a depressive episode can be a presenting feature. Although DSM 5 mention that patients with persistent delusional disorder can present with a manic episode, reported such cases are rare. It is important to identify the persistent delusional disorder presenting as manic episodes, as this uncommon presentation may mask the underlying major diagnosis.

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Persistentdelusionalpresentingcase report

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How to Cite

Sampath, W. E., WE, S., Adicaram, D. R. S., & Arambepola, S. C. A. (2021). Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola. International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, 2(1), 13-14.

Sampath, Wijamunige Esira, et al. "Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola." International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, vol. 2, no. 1, 2021, pp. 13-14.

Sampath, W. E., WE, S., Adicaram, D. R. S. and Arambepola, S. C. A. (2021) 'Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola', International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, 2(1), pp. 13-14.

Sampath WE, WE S, Adicaram DRS, Arambepola SCA. Sampath WE, DRS Adicaram, SCA Arambepola. International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research. 2021;2(1):13-14.

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