Diagnostic criteria for 297.3 Shared Psychotic Disorder
(cautionary statement)
A. A delusion develops in an individual in the context of a close relationship with another
person(s), who has an already-established delusion.
B. The delusion is similar in content to that of the person who already has the established delusion.
C. The disturbance is not better accounted for by another Psychotic Disorder (e.g.,
Schizophrenia) or a Mood Disorder
With Psychotic Features and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance
(e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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