  morbid jealousy, also known as othello syndrome or delusional jealousy, is a psychopathological condition in which a person holds a strong delusional belief that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful without having any significant proof to back up their claim. in morbid jealousy, the overall basis of the psychopathological experience is the preoccupation with a partnerâs sexual infidelity. the most common cited forms of psychopathology in morbid jealousy are delusions and obsessions. ==definition== this disorder occurs when a person typically makes repeated accusations that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful, based on insignificant, minimal, or no evidence, often citing seemingly normal or everyday events or material to back up their claims. unlike other delusional disorders, people who suffer from this disorder have a strong association with stalking, cyberstalking, sabotage, or even violence. it can be found in the context of schizophrenia and delusional disorder, such as bipolar disorder, but is also associated with alcoholism and sexual dysfunction and has been reported after neurological illness. the name "othello syndrome" comes from the character in shakespeare's play othello, who murders his wife as a result of a false belief that she has been unfaithful. recently some workers have asserted that othello was deceived rather than deluded about desdemonaâs alleged infidelity and thus did not have âthe othello syndromeâ.crichton, p. did othello have 'the othello syndrome? journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology. 1996;7(1):161-9. available at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a789212336~db=all~order=page ==psychiatric history== :* presenting difficulties: neurotic or psychotic jealousy :* past psychiatric history: neurotic or psychotic disorders, deliberate self-harm and attempted suicide :* family history: mental illness including pathological jealousy :* relationship history: incorporating both the current and previous relationship and taking account of the quality of the relationships and the difficulties experienced :* forensic history: previous and pending charges and convictions as well as deviant behavior which was not reported or did not result in a charge or conviction (including aggressive behavior and stalking) :* medical history: organic causes which may be responsible for the morbid jealousykingham, m. and gordon, h. advances in psychiatric treatment. aspects of morbid jealous. http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/10/3/207.full.pdf+html ==forms== *obsessions: the individual's own thoughts are egodystonic; they are acknowledged to be s
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