Psychiatric History
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- Presenting difficulties: neurotic or psychotic jealousy
- Past psychiatric history: neurotic or psychotic disorders, deliberate self-harm and attempted suicide
- Family history: mental illness including pathological jealousy
- Relationship history: incorporating both the current and previous relationship and taking account of the quality of the relationships and the difficulties experienced
- Forensic history: previous and pending charges and convictions as well as deviant behavior which was not reported or did not result in a charge or conviction (including aggressive behavior and stalking)
- Medical history: organic causes which may be responsible for the morbid jealousy
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