Somatic delusion: Delusion whose content pertains to bodily functioning, bodily sensations or physical appearance. Usually the false belief is that the body is somehow diseased, abnormal or changed.DelusionFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchFirmandfixedbeliefinthatwhichisbasedoninadequategroundingForotheruses,seeDelusion(disambiguation).Seealso:DelusionaldisorderMedicalconditionDelusionSpecialtyPsychiatryAdelusionisafixedbeliefthatisnotamenabletochangeinlightofconflictingevidence.[1]Asapathology,itisdistinctfromabeliefbasedonfalseorincompleteinformation,confabulation,dogma,illusion,orsomeothermisleadingeffectsofperceptionasindividualswiththesebeliefsareabletochangeorreadjusttheirbeliefsuponviewingtheevidenceforthesebeliefs.Delusionshavebeenfoundtooccurinthecontextofmanypathologicalstates(bothgeneralphysicalandmental)andareofparticulardiagnosticimportanceinpsychoticdisordersincludingschizophrenia,paraphrenia,manicepisodesofbipolardisorder,andpsychoticdepression.Contents1Types1.1Themes1.2Grandiosedelusions1.3Persecutorydelusions2Causes2.1Specificdelusions3Pathophysiology4Diagnosis4.1Definition5Criticism6Gaslighting7Treatment8Seealso9References10Furtherreading11ExternallinksTypes[edit]Delusionsarecategorizedintofourdifferentgroups:Bizarredelusion:Delusionsaredeemedbizarreiftheyareclearlyimplausibleandnotunderstandabletosame-culturepeersanddonotderivefromordinarylifeexperiences.[2]AnexamplenamedbytheDSM-5isabeliefthatsomeonereplacedallofone'sinternalorganswithsomeoneelse'swithoutleavingascar,dependingontheorganinquestion.Non-bizarredelusion:Adelusionthat,thoughfalse,isatleasttechnicallypossible,e.g.,theaffectedpersonmistakenlybelievesthattheyareunderconstantpolicesurveillance.Mood-congruentdelusion:Anydelusionwithcontentconsistentwitheitheradepressiveormanicstate,e.g.,adepressedpersonbelievesthatnewsanchorsontelevisionhighlydisapproveofthem,orapersoninamanicstatemightbelievetheyareapowerfuldeity.Mood-neutraldelusion:Adelusionthatdoesnotrelateto