Differences between delusional disorder and schizophrenia: A mini narrative review

Table 1 Subtypes of delusional disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition[1]

Subtypes of delusional content
Persecutory type	A preoccupation with the belief that one is being persecuted or conspired against
Somatic type	A conviction that one’s body is defective or infested or malformed
Jealous type	A conviction that one’s lover is unfaithful
Grandiose type	A belief that one is somehow superior to others
Erotomanic type	A false belief that one has aroused the passionate love of someone important
Mixed type	False beliefs that combine the above themes
Unspecified type	A vagueness in the expression of one’s beliefs that does not permit sub-classification