Although they do not suffer from the hallucinations, emotional excesses, or personality disintegration seen in other psychoses, people who experience deeply held false beliefs about experiences that could occur in real life would be diagnosed with

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Delusional disorder is characterized by the presence of one or more delusions for a duration of one month or longer. Unlike schizophrenia, individuals with delusional disorder do not typically experience hallucinations, emotional excesses, or the degree of personality disintegration common in other psychoses. Their delusions are non-bizarre, meaning they involve situations that could occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by a spouse or lover.

Although They Do Not Suffer from the Hallucinations, Emotional Excesses