Delusional disorder–jealous type: how inclusive are the <i>DSM–IV</i> diagnostic criteria?

Easton, Judith A.; Shackelford, Todd K.; Schipper, Lucas D.

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“…The Morbid Jealousy Database consists of data coded by trained coders who reliably coded data across cases and variables (see Easton et al 2007Easton et al , 2008. Chi-square analyses were used to test predictions at α=0.05.…”

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Morbid Jealousy and Sex Differences in Partner-Directed Violence

Easton

Shackelford

2009

Hum Nat

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Previous research suggests that individuals diagnosed with morbid jealousy have jealousy mechanisms that are activated at lower thresholds than individuals with normal jealousy, but that these mechanisms produce behavior that is similar to individuals with normal jealousy. We extended previous research documenting these similarities by investigating sex differences in partner-directed violence committed by individuals diagnosed with morbid jealousy. The results support some of our predictions. For example, a greater percentage of men than women diagnosed with morbid jealousy used physical violence, attempted to kill, and actually killed their partners, and used their hands rather than an object to kill their partners. These results replicate results generated for individuals with normal jealousy. Discussion addresses implications of the current research and highlights directions for future research on the psychology of morbid jealousy. Keywords Morbid jealousy . Physical violence . Partner abuse . Sex differencesJealousy is experienced with a perceived threat to a romantic relationship, and it produces behaviors designed to retain a romantic partner (Buss et al. 1992;Buss and Shackelford 1997;Daly et al. 1982;De Silva 2004). Although both men and women experience jealousy, research has documented consistent sex differences in the contexts that elicit jealousy and in the behaviors produced by jealousy. For example, men more than women are upset by a partner's sexual infidelity, whereas women more than men are upset by a partner's emotional infidelity (e.g., Buss et al. 1992).

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“…To investigate a large sample of individuals diagnosed with morbid jealousy, we used the Morbid Jealousy Database (see Easton et al 2007Easton et al , 2008 for details). The database includes 398 case histories, of which 298 are men diagnosed with morbid jealousy and 100 are women diagnosed with morbid jealousy.…”

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Morbid Jealousy and Sex Differences in Partner-Directed Violence

Easton

Shackelford

2009

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“…Interestingly, Easton, Shackelford, & Schipper (2008) analysed 398 cases of PJ published between 1940 and 2002 and reported that only 4% fulfilled all criteria of Delusional Disorder-Jealous Type. They conclude that the current DSM IV criteria which require a delusion of infidelity exclude many non-delusional cases which are sufficiently severe to need treatment, and suggest a more broadly defined jealousy disorder category for future DSM editions.…”

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“…In delusional jealousy, they are egosyntonic, regarded as true and not resisted, and the diagnosis depends on the factors summarised in 2.2. So far, there is no well-defined diagnostic category for non-delusional cases (s. Easton et al, 2008). Jealousyrelated cognitions which are experienced as egodystonic, unwanted, senseless or irrational and are resisted strongly resemble obsessions.…”

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Non-delusional pathological jealousy as an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder: Cognitive-behavioural conceptualization and some treatment suggestions

Ecker

2012

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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“…The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) defines clinical jealousy as a delusional disorder-jealousy type [8]. A diagnosis of delusional disorder-jealous type requires that “an individual experiences persistent, unrelenting content-specific delusions of a partner’s infidelity that cannot be explained by a conjoint history of schizophrenia, drugs, or physical illness [6,8]. Delusional disorder-jealous type diagnoses occur at an estimated prevalence of less than 1% of the world population [8].…”

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Intention, false beliefs, and delusional jealousy: Insights into the right hemisphere from neurological patients and neuroimaging studies

Ortigue

Bianchi‐Demicheli

2011

Med Sci Monit

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SummaryJealousy sits high atop of a list comprised of the most human emotional experiences, although its nature, rationale, and origin are poorly understood. In the past decade, a series of neurological case reports and neuroimaging findings have been particularly helpful in piecing together jealousy’s puzzle. In order to understand and quantify the neurological factors that might be important in jealousy, we reviewed the current literature in this specific field. We made an electronic search, and examined all literature with at least an English abstract, through Mars 2010. The search identified a total of 20 neurological patients, who experienced jealousy in relation with a neurological disorder; and 22 healthy individuals, who experienced jealousy under experimental neuroimaging settings. Most of the clinical cases of reported jealousy after a stroke had delusional-type jealousy. Right hemispheric stroke was the most frequently reported neurological disorder in these patients, although there was a wide range of more diffuse neurological disorders that may be reported to be associated with different other types of jealousy. This is in line with recent neuroimaging data on false beliefs, moral judgments, and intention [mis]understanding. Together the present findings provide physicians and psychologists with a potential for high impact in understanding the neural mechanisms and treatment of jealousy. By combining findings from case reports and neuroimaging data, the present article allows for a novel and unique perspective, and explores new directions into the neurological jealous mind.

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Delusional disorder–jealous type: how inclusive are the DSM–IV diagnostic criteria?

Cited by 22 publications

References 13 publications

Morbid Jealousy and Sex Differences in Partner-Directed Violence

Morbid Jealousy and Sex Differences in Partner-Directed Violence

Non-delusional pathological jealousy as an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder: Cognitive-behavioural conceptualization and some treatment suggestions

Intention, false beliefs, and delusional jealousy: Insights into the right hemisphere from neurological patients and neuroimaging studies

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