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Disorder of thought control

MedGen UID:
535466
Concept ID:
C0233685
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Delusion of being controlled; Delusion of control; Delusion of replacement of will; Passivity experience; Passivity of drive
SNOMED CT: Delusion of being controlled (28116007); Passivity of drive (28116007); Delusion of replacement of will (28116007); Passivity experience (28116007)
 
HPO: HP:5200419

Definition

A false belief that another person, group of people, or external force controls one's general thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behaviors. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cichoń L, Janas-Kozik M, Siwiec A, Rybakowski JK
Psychiatr Pol 2020 Mar 29;54(1):35-50. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/92740. PMID: 32447355
Singh VK, Yadav D, Garg PK
JAMA 2019 Dec 24;322(24):2422-2434. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.19411. PMID: 31860051
Meeusen R, Duclos M, Foster C, Fry A, Gleeson M, Nieman D, Raglin J, Rietjens G, Steinacker J, Urhausen A; European College of Sport Science; American College of Sports Medicine
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2013 Jan;45(1):186-205. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318279a10a. PMID: 23247672

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gaastra B, Ashokumar M, Bulters D, Campbell N, Galea I
J Neurol Sci 2022 Mar 15;434:120125. Epub 2021 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120125. PMID: 34995980
Podfigurna-Stopa A, Czyzyk A, Katulski K, Smolarczyk R, Grymowicz M, Maciejewska-Jeske M, Meczekalski B
Maturitas 2015 Oct;82(2):146-52. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.06.036. PMID: 26261037
Rovai D, Giannessi D, Andreassi MG, Gentili C, Pingitore A, Glauber M, Gemignani A
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2015 Dec;16(12):844-51. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000133. PMID: 24933202
Lees SJ, Booth FW
Can J Appl Physiol 2004 Aug;29(4):447-60; discussion 444-6. doi: 10.1139/h04-029. PMID: 15317985
Lethbridge DJ
Image J Nurs Sch 1992 Spring;24(1):15-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1992.tb00693.x. PMID: 1541464

Diagnosis

Ito T, Lee L, Jensen RT
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016 Nov;17(16):2191-2205. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2016.1236916. PMID: 27635672Free PMC Article
Podfigurna-Stopa A, Czyzyk A, Katulski K, Smolarczyk R, Grymowicz M, Maciejewska-Jeske M, Meczekalski B
Maturitas 2015 Oct;82(2):146-52. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.06.036. PMID: 26261037
Meeusen R, Duclos M, Foster C, Fry A, Gleeson M, Nieman D, Raglin J, Rietjens G, Steinacker J, Urhausen A; European College of Sport Science; American College of Sports Medicine
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2013 Jan;45(1):186-205. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318279a10a. PMID: 23247672
Ravelli A
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2002 Sep;14(5):548-52. doi: 10.1097/00002281-200209000-00012. PMID: 12192253
Coccaro EF
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2000 Feb;2(1):67-71. doi: 10.1007/s11920-000-0045-z. PMID: 11122935

Therapy

Burton JK, Craig LE, Yong SQ, Siddiqi N, Teale EA, Woodhouse R, Barugh AJ, Shepherd AM, Brunton A, Freeman SC, Sutton AJ, Quinn TJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jul 19;7(7):CD013307. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013307.pub2. PMID: 34280303Free PMC Article
Ford AC, Lacy BE, Harris LA, Quigley EMM, Moayyedi P
Am J Gastroenterol 2019 Jan;114(1):21-39. doi: 10.1038/s41395-018-0222-5. PMID: 30177784
Gershon AA, Gershon MD
Clin Microbiol Rev 2013 Oct;26(4):728-43. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00052-13. PMID: 24092852Free PMC Article
Khan F, Ng L, Amatya B, Brand C, Turner-Stokes L
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2011 Dec;47(4):607-12. Epub 2011 Sep 13 PMID: 21912364
Law J, Garrett Z, Nye C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(3):CD004110. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004110. PMID: 12918003Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Burton JK, Craig L, Yong SQ, Siddiqi N, Teale EA, Woodhouse R, Barugh AJ, Shepherd AM, Brunton A, Freeman SC, Sutton AJ, Quinn TJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Nov 26;11(11):CD013307. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013307.pub3. PMID: 34826144Free PMC Article
Burton JK, Craig LE, Yong SQ, Siddiqi N, Teale EA, Woodhouse R, Barugh AJ, Shepherd AM, Brunton A, Freeman SC, Sutton AJ, Quinn TJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jul 19;7(7):CD013307. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013307.pub2. PMID: 34280303Free PMC Article
Bergstrom N, Horn SD, Rapp M, Stern A, Barrett R, Watkiss M, Krahn M
Ont Health Technol Assess Ser 2014;14(11):1-32. Epub 2014 Oct 1 PMID: 26330893Free PMC Article
Khan F, Ng L, Amatya B, Brand C, Turner-Stokes L
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2011 Dec;47(4):607-12. Epub 2011 Sep 13 PMID: 21912364
Yung AR, Yuen HP, McGorry PD, Phillips LJ, Kelly D, Dell'Olio M, Francey SM, Cosgrave EM, Killackey E, Stanford C, Godfrey K, Buckby J
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005 Nov-Dec;39(11-12):964-71. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01714.x. PMID: 16343296

Clinical prediction guides

Choi SS, Yang SB, Lim MH, Lim JY, Kim KM, Lee Y, Shim SH, Kim MS, Chang HY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 22;102(38):e34699. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034699. PMID: 37747024Free PMC Article
Person AL
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging 2019 Sep;4(9):813-819. Epub 2019 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.04.010. PMID: 31230918Free PMC Article
Schwingshackl L, Hoffmann G, Missbach B, Stelmach-Mardas M, Boeing H
Curr Pharm Des 2017;23(7):1016-1027. doi: 10.2174/1381612822666161010121356. PMID: 27748190
Hensley N, Dietrich J, Nyhan D, Mitter N, Yee MS, Brady M
Anesth Analg 2015 Mar;120(3):554-569. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000538. PMID: 25695573
Yung AR, Yuen HP, McGorry PD, Phillips LJ, Kelly D, Dell'Olio M, Francey SM, Cosgrave EM, Killackey E, Stanford C, Godfrey K, Buckby J
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2005 Nov-Dec;39(11-12):964-71. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01714.x. PMID: 16343296

Recent systematic reviews

Khan MB, Yang ZS, Lin CY, Hsu MC, Urbina AN, Assavalapsakul W, Wang WH, Chen YH, Wang SF
J Infect Public Health 2023 Oct;16(10):1625-1642. Epub 2023 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.08.001. PMID: 37595484
Wang WH, Urbina AN, Chang MR, Assavalapsakul W, Lu PL, Chen YH, Wang SF
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2020 Dec;53(6):963-978. Epub 2020 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.03.007. PMID: 32265181
Rinella ME
JAMA 2015 Jun 9;313(22):2263-73. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.5370. PMID: 26057287
Khan F, Ng L, Amatya B, Brand C, Turner-Stokes L
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2011 Dec;47(4):607-12. Epub 2011 Sep 13 PMID: 21912364
Law J, Garrett Z, Nye C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(3):CD004110. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004110. PMID: 12918003Free PMC Article

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