Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wahnsystem

English translation:

delusional system

Added to glossary by Elisa Capelão (X)
Jul 28, 2004 15:03
19 yrs ago
German term

Wahnsystem

German to English Other Medical (general)
In der Folgezeit konnte ein festes Wahnsystem erkannt werden. Es erfolgte eine antipsychootische Behandlung mit Olazanpin....

many thanks in advance !

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delusional system

http://www.health-dictionary.com/depression-term-details/Del...

Delusional System:
A more or less coherent and comprehensive system of delusions.
Peer comment(s):

agree Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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agree Fantutti (X)
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Warnsystem ???

Are you sure it's Wa*h*nsystem?
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a full-scale system of delusions

... or perhaps a "system of manic delusions" or similar.
The web reference is a 4 page article on the diagnosis of psychological disorders, which may be useful for your text.
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psychosis / paranoid delusions

It has to be something like this.

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See: \"Antipsychotics - Drugs against Schizophrenia - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapin (Zyprexa), clozapin (Leponex) and Zeldox. The
drugs in this group share the good preventing effect against psychosis with ...
www.hubin.org/facts/treatment/antipsychotics_en.html - 27k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten \"
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"system of delusions"

If you put "system of delusions" in Google you get the term in 117 documents. Pretty convincing.
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systematised delusions

Bunjes WöBu der Medizin und Pharmazeutik
Peer comment(s):

agree Gisela Greenlee : "systematic" delusions gets lots of references
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thanks - systematised/systematized gets more, FWIW
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delusional complex or complex of delusions

We are all agreed that the patient is delusional or has delusions; the key word here is, however, "system." IMHO "system" doesn't work as an English term of art in psychology. Complex is used in English as a translation of "System" in German.

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Many Google hits.
Smothering Rehabilitation - ... façade can be very strong and a statement of \"I\'m not joining in, because I am mentally well\" would simply be dismissed as a delusional complex and therefore ...
http://www.23nlpeople.com/Rehabilitation.htm

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Consider also: delusional disorder
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