Stalking behavior in delusional jealousy
Silva, JA
Staff psychiatrist, Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.

Derecho, DV
Research health science specialist, National Center fro Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System, Menlo Park Division, Palo Alto, CA,

Leong, GB
Staff psychiatrist, Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA.

Ferrari, MM
Physician associate, Department of Psychiatry, Devision of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, CA.


Abstract
Stalking behavior has been associated with several mental disorders, both psychotic and non-psychotic. The most frequently associated condition appears to be an individual with primitive personality psychopathology regardless of co-occurring psychotic symptomatology. Among the psychotic symptoms, erotomanic, and jealousy delusions may be the most clinically and forensically relevant. However, delusional jealousy has not been well appreciated in the psychiatric literature as an important contributor to stalking behavior. In this article, we explore the psychiatric, psychosocial, and forensic aspects of stalking in the context of delusional jealousy. We use a case example to highlight important issues in this area.

Keywords:
aggression, delusional jealousy, forensic science, mental disorder, psychiatry, psychosis, stalking, violence

Paper ID: JFS45100X77X

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Author Tripathi, H Affiliation Staff Engineer (Geotechnical), Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., River Drive Center 1, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. Author Pierce, CE Affiliation Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Author Gassman, SL Affiliation Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Author Brown, TW Affiliation Graduate Research Assistant, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Author Silva JA, Derecho DV, Leong GB, Ferrari MM Title Stalking behavior in delusional jealousy Symposium , Committee on