Patients with delusional and bizarre thinking
Anstett, R.E.; Poole, S.R.; Wood, L.
Journal of Family Practice 18(4): 591-599
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 6707592 Document Number: 224089
Patients with delusional or other types of bizarre thinking are often incorrectly labeled as schizophrenic. This error has significant medical and social implications to the patient. Delusional thinking has been linked with a variety of nonschizophrenic problems including the use of licit and illicit drugs, a wide variety of medical diseases, and nonschizophrenic psychiatric disturbances. A series of case studies in which the diagnosis of schizophrenia was incorrectly made elucidates the problem and helps the physician consider the alternatives.