pathological jealousy

Pathological Jealousy

What is Pathological Jealousy?

Pathological Jealousy, sometimes called delusional jealousy, is when a person holds a belief, which is wrong, that a partner (e.g. huband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend) is being unfaithful to them.

The person usually goes to great lengths to find evidence that this is the case, and will often draw mistaken conclusions from events, or objects that they think are evidence, even when they are obviously not.

Pathological Jealousy is more common in Men.

It is classed under a group of Disorders known as the Delusional (Paranoid) Disorders.

* RECOMMENDED BOOKS *

If you are interested in going into even more depth, the following book(s), sold by Amazon.co.uk, are recommended by us. Each is followed by a rating for ease of reading (1-3).

1=Simple and Easy to comprehend.
2=More Complex but still a good read.
3=Very Complex, only for professionals/those studying to degree level.

Overcoming Jealousy (Dryden)

RATING SCORE = 2 A cheap self-help book on jealousy by an established writer. However doesn't really deal with pathological jealousy, more with ordinary jealousy.

Cognitive Therapy For Delusions, Voices & Paranoia (Chadwick, Birchwood & Trower)

RATING SCORE = 3 An excellent book explaining the exciting prospects of treating Psychosis with CBT.

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