I don't understand what non-psychotic delusions and hallucinations means

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I don’t understand what Non-psychotic delusion mean, because Delusional Disorder is a form of psychotic disorder. I am concerned that this article is misleading and downplaying the delusions that people with ASD more likely to experience.

The study is from Japan, they use different language, but this “non-psychotic hallucinations or delusions are more common than hallucinations or delusions that arise from actual psychotic disorders” is very misleading, because delusions and hallucinations are symptom of psychosis.

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I think they are saying these things happen with the population rather than the narrow realms of the true psychotics. Like sz is 1% of the population give or take but it’s suprsingly that besides some blips.

So. I think they are saying that hallicinations outside of true psychosis are rather common. I’m not sure what to think of that myself. ??

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Well you can hallucinate due to lack of sleep but it’s not an episode of psychosis really. Or hallucinations when you get anesthetic.

Maybe there referring to stuff like that?

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The way the study was written is misleading.

I wanted to know what Non-psychotic delusions and hallucinations means, because it sounds very misleading.

Delusion and Hallucination falls under the definition of psychosis. It’s just too confusing as well.

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As previous poster @LevelJ1 suggests there’s other causes in affect that are probably more common than those truly suffering statistic wise. Drugs do similar things and mimic psychosis both illegals and legals for example.

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It’s so confusing and makes no sense, because the definition of Delusion and Hallucination fulls under psychosis.

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Well there’s kind of a difference between a psychotic episode caused organically by your brain and you doing nothing versus taking a drug or an experience that alters your state of mind

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The problem is that there is such thing as Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder, but I get what you mean.

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There are culturally accepted delusions too. Those could be considered non-psychotic

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This study is about delusions from depression and anxiety that is common with ASD.

What you mentioned is not delusions, it’s just a belief system that is accepted by the culture.

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Sure. What is a delusion though? A strong fixed belief known to others to be false.

You can have psychotic depression for sure.

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Non psychotic people can experience delusions. You know, like people who hold ridiculous beliefs that aren’t really based on fact.

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If I go further, then I’ll we’d be talking politics and religion.

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One or more fixed, false believes also needs to be out of cultural norms for it to be a delusion.

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Lol anyway. Are you having trouble with any delusions or hallucinations?

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Ever heard of mass psychosis? It doesn’t have to be outside of the cultural norm.

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I used to.

I had delusions of paranoid and grandiose in nature for one month at the age of fifteen and delusion of guilt for ten years.

I won’t post about delusion of guilt that I had, because it’s too personal.

Short:

At the age of fifteen, I had a delusion that the corrupted military police was after me.

The grandiose theme is that I asked myself if I was that impotent to be turned in.

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Well if you need any help there’s lots of good people on this forum.

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I am 20 years old.

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We can talk about politics and religion here, it may sound off topic, but I think it is important to discuss.

Mass psychosis in the way you described is not in the diagnostic manuals.

I will go to sleep, we can have this discussion tomorrow.