Grandiose delusions
PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL CONDITION (THAT IS, WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES THAT HE HAS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES, FAME, WEALTH, OR OMNIPOTENCE)
Delusion of grandeur; Grandiose delusion; Grandiose Delusion; Delusions of grandeur; Folie de grandeur; Grandiose type; Expansive delusion
Grandiose delusions (GD), also known as delusions of grandeur or expansive delusions, are a subtype of delusion that occur in patients with a wide range of psychiatric diseases, including two-thirds of patients in manic state of bipolar disorder, half of those with schizophrenia, patients with the grandiose subtype of delusional disorder, frequently in narcissistic personality disorder, and a substantial portion of those with substance abuse disorders.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) American Psychiatric Association (2000) GDs are characterized by fantastical beliefs that one is famous, omnipotent, wealthy, or otherwise very powerful.