Harold has kept his wife a prisoner in their home for the last ten years

He disconnects the phone and locks her in the house everyday. Harold believes that his wife will be unfaithful if she ever leaves the house without him. Harold is suffering from which type of delusional disorder?
a. jealous
b. marital
c. erotomanic
d. persecutory


ANSWER: a

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