An erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test is sometimes called a sedimentation rate test or sed rate test. This test doesnât diagnose one specific condition. Instead, it helps your doctor determine whether youâre experiencing inflammation.
The definition of an insane delusion is contained in Colorado Jury Instruction 34:10, which defines it as âa persistent belief, resulting from illness or disorder, in the existence or non-existence of something which is contrary to all evidence.â CJI-Civ. 4th 34:10.
The term was used to describe a mental illness in which a delusional belief is the sole or most prominent feature. In this definition, the belief does not have to be persecutory to be classified as paranoid, so any number of delusional beliefs can be classified as paranoia. For example, a person who has the sole delusional belief that he is an important religious figure would be classified by Kraepelin as having 'pure paranoia'.