Posted: Nov 18, 2010 11:14 pm
by Mr.Samsa
CdesignProponentsist wrote:
natselrox wrote:Behavioural therapy should be the only way out. Therapeutic interventions are not there yet.


Morbid jealousy appears to be a psychosis. Behavioral therapy would not be an option in this case. Psychosis must be medicated. Again, seek a doctor's opinion.


Why do you say that? Given the symptoms, it's probably inevitable that someone who suffers from it will at least require cognitive behavioral therapy to change their unhealthy thought patterns into something more stable and realistic, and then the question of whether it requires medication or not depends on whether it has a biological cause or an environmental one. Medication isn't always necessary for psychosis, although it can be useful to reduce extreme symptoms before beginning a more effective therapy.