conviction and are not adequately justified by the patient. The un-Cartesian linguistic approach to delusions has points of contact with Frith's theory that inability to form meta-representations underlies a range of schizophrenic symptoms. It may also be relevant to the nature of the "second factor" in monothematicdelusions in neurological disease. Finally, it can inform the current debate about whether
Bodily ownership modulation in defensive responses: physiological evidence in brain-damaged patients with pathological embodiment of other’s body parts Do conscious beliefs about the body affect defensive mechanisms within the body? To answer this question we took advantage from a monothematicdelusion of bodily ownership, in which brain-damaged patients misidentify alien limbs as their own. We
Cotard Delusion in the Context of Schizophrenia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature The Cotard delusion (CD) is one of a variety of narrowly defined monothematicdelusions characterized by nihilistic beliefs about the body's existence or life itself. The presence of CD within the context of schizophrenia is rare (<1%), and remains understudied. 'Mr. C' is a 58-year-old veteran
Failing to self-ascribe thought and motion: Towards a three-factor account of passivity symptoms in schizophrenia. There has recently been emphasis put on providing two-factor accounts of monothematicdelusions. Such accounts would explain (1) whether a delusional hypothesis (e.g. someone else is inserting thoughts into my mind) can be understood as a prima facie reasonable response to an experience and (2) why such a delusional hypothesis is believed and maintained given its implausibility and evidence against it. I argue that if we are to avoid obfuscating the cognitive mechanisms involved in monothematicdelusion formation we should split the first factor (1 above) into two factors: how abnormal experience can give rise to a delusional 'proto-hypothesis' and how a 'proto-hypothesis
hysteria * Monothematicdelusion * Paranoia * Pathological jealousy * Psychosis * Reduplicative paramnesia * PrelestReferences[edit] 1. ^ a b Bortolotti L (7 June 2013). "Delusions in the DSM 5". Imperfect Cognitions. 2. ^ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5. American Psychiatric Association. 2013. 3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Delusions". Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders * Idée fixe * Intermetamorphosis * Clinical lycanthropy * Mirrored-self misidentification * Monothematicdelusion * Paranoid anxiety
]Neglect may also present as a delusional form, where the patient denies ownership of a limb or an entire side of the body. Since this delusion often occurs alone, without the accompaniment of other delusions, it is often labeled as a monothematicdelusion.[citation needed]Neglect not only affects present sensation but memory and recall perception as well. A patient suffering from neglect may also, when [edit] * Agnosia (particularly mirror agnosia) * Allochiria * Anosognosia * Blindsight * Brain damage * Crossmodal attention * Delusion * Hemimotor neglect * Monothematicdelusion * PseudoneglectReferences[edit] 1. ^ a b c d Unsworth, C. A. (2007). Cognitive and Perceptual Dysfunction. In T. J. Schmitz & S. B. O'Sullivan (Eds.), Physical Rehabilitation (pp. 1149-1185). Philadelphia, F.A: Davis
(approximately monthly) periodicity, in rhythm with the menstrual cycle. * Postpartum psychosis, occurring shortly after giving birth, primarily associated with maternal bipolar disorder * Monothematicdelusions * Myxedematous psychosis * Stimulant psychosis * Tardive psychosis * Shared psychosis (folie à deux)Cycloid psychosis[edit]Cycloid psychosis is typically an acute, self-limiting form of psychosis