ASP has also developed criteria for assessing strategic planning and management frameworks against the Body of Knowledge. These criteria are used for three primary purposes: 1  Ensure that the ASP Body of Knowledge is continuously updated to include frameworks that meet these criteria.
Definition. Delusional disorder is characterized by the presence of recurrent, persistent non-bizarre delusions. Delusions are irrational beliefs, held with a high level of conviction, that are highly resistant to change even when the delusional person is exposed to forms of proof that contradict the belief.
When delusional disorder occurs in elderly patients, it is sometimes called paraphrenia. It may coexist with mild dementia. The physician must be careful to distinguish delusions from elder abuse being reported by a mildly demented elderly patient.elusional disorder is characterized by delusions (false beliefs) that persist for at least 1 mo, without other symptoms of schizophrenia. Delusional disorder is distinguished from schizophrenia by the presence of delusions without other symptoms of schizophrenia (see Schizophrenia).