‘INTERNET DELUSION’ RESPONSIVE TO COGNITIVE THERAPY

Delusions are known to be influenced by the popular media, the sociopolitical undercurrents and also by the scientific innovations. Internet is one such modern communication tool, which can easily be incorporated into the delusional system of patients by virtue of its semblance to some psychopatholo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Duggal, Harpreet S., Jagadheesan, K., Nizamie, Haque S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2002
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206587
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Sumario:Delusions are known to be influenced by the popular media, the sociopolitical undercurrents and also by the scientific innovations. Internet is one such modern communication tool, which can easily be incorporated into the delusional system of patients by virtue of its semblance to some psychopathological phenomena. We describe a patient with paranoid schizophrenia who developed a delusion about the Internet controlling him but showed a good response to cognitive therapy.

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