Question

During a client interview, a client diagnosed with delusional disorder states, "i know my spouse is being unfaithful to me with a colleague from work."the nurse interprets the client's statements as suggesting which type of delusion?

Answer 1

As explained by Boyd, M. A.in his book 'Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice', this client suffers a Delusional disorder, erotomanic subtype. The type of delusion is Persucatory/paranoid.