How do the delusions in delusional disorder differ from the delusions in paranoid schizophrenia
A. In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening.
B. In paranoid schizophrenia, the imagined events have actually happened or are now happening.
C. In delusional disorder, the imagined events are so bizarre that they could never have happened and never will happen.
D. There is no difference. Delusions are defined similarly for all conditions.
Answer: A. In delusional disorder, the imagined events could really be happening but there is no evidence that they are happening.
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