Making Psychiatric Sense of Sand: A Case of Delusional Disorder in Saudi Arabia  

Oleh:

Qureshi, Naseem Akhtar ; Al-Habeeb, Tariq Ali ; Al-Ghamdy, Yasser Sayeed

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Transcultural Psychiatry vol. 41 no. 2 (Jun. 2004), page 271–280.
Topik: delusional disorder
Fulltext: 271TP412.pdf (100.09KB)

Isi artikel

Somatic delusional disorder is an uncommon psychiatric disorder that has been typically reported in elderly women. This article reviews the literature and describes a Saudi female patient who presented with novel somatic delusion of turabosis – the conviction that she was continually being covered by sand from sandstorms. Although the systematized delusional convictions remained unshakable, her anxiety and mood symptoms responded to a regimen of tricyclic antidepressants and her delusional beliefs resolved within eight weeks of treatment with risperidone. Sociocultural themes and therapeutic approaches to somatic delusional disorder are discussed.

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