morbid jealousy

There are many psychological causes that go along with morbid jealousy.

Men and women differ dramatically when it comes to morbid jealousy.

"It has been suggested that morbid jealousy may potentially arise in response to reduced sexual function".

Alcohol and drug misuse has a well-recognized association with morbid jealousy.

Suicidal thought is unfortunately common in morbid jealousy, especially because of its association with depression and substance abuse.

Some people equate morbid jealousy with a delusional state.

Still, many counselors encounter cases of morbid jealousy.

The final resort to stopping infidelity inside of morbid jealousy is to commit partner murder.

The obsessional disorder at the core of morbid jealousy to be a 'true rarity'.

In an attempt to counsel or treat the morbid jealousy of an individual, proper and thorough assessment must be employed.

Morbid jealousy encompasses various psychiatric states and the best way to approach treatment depends on the symptoms that are observed in the individual.

If his body mended by the time the ship came in, much of his morbid jealousy would perhaps be eased.

Violence can occur in any relationship tainted with jealousy, either normal or morbid jealousy.

The most common cited forms of psychopathology in morbid jealousy are delusions and obsessions.

Morbid jealousy from an evolutionary psychological perspective.

In morbid jealousy, the overall basis of the psychopathological experience is the preoccupation with a partner's sexual infidelity.

It has also been recorded by Cobb (1979) "that morbid jealousy may be present with all types of cerebral insult or injury."

Cases have been commonly documented where sexual jealousy was a direct cause of murders and morbid jealousy (Harris, 2003).

The study concluded that in most cases there were warning signs, including escalating violence, obsessive possessiveness, morbid jealousy and a perception of betrayal.

There is no known prevalence of morbid jealousy; currently there is no community survey tracking its existence in individuals.

Morbid jealousy can occur in a number of conditions such as chronic alcoholism, addiction to substances other than alcohol i.e. morphine, cocaine, amphetamines.

He was perhaps most well known for his studies of melancholia and obsessional illness, and indeed guided the young Michael Shepherd on his research into morbid jealousy.

"Delusions of infidelity exist without any other psychopathology and may be considered to be morbid jealousy in its 'purest' form" (Kingham and Gordon).

Once case study by Pillai & Kraya discovered a man that was prescribed dexaphetamine for adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and he later developed morbid jealousy (2000).

Children that live in a household with a parent that suffers from morbid jealousy may suffer emotional and/or physical abuse as a direct result of the actions made by the parent.