Age at onset of delusional disorder is dependent on the delusional theme

摘要: The main aim of this study was to investigate whether or not subtypes delusional disorder diagnosed by DSM-III-R show differences in age at onset and sex distribution. All out-patients first seen the psychiatry clinic between 1989 1994 were DSM-III-R. Of 4144 out-patients, 51 patients (1.2%) selected as having disorder, demographic data clinical profiles for these subjects evaluated prospectively psychiatrists. Females outnumbered males a ratio 3:1. type most frequently encountered persecutory type, followed somatic jealous unspecified type. differed significantly according oldest being associated with youngest