The theme of DAECH in delirium of the first psychotic episode

Introduction The mediatization of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (DAECH), the distribution of its videos of beheading in the social networks and also after the various attacks, which struck in Tunisia and around the world, we noticed an increase of the number of patients whose theme of delirium revolves around the subject of DAECH. Objectives and methods The objective of our work consists in studying sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic particularities among patients presenting an acute delirium about the Islamic state, the caliphate and the Jihad, who were hospitalized in our department of psychiatry "D" since March 2015 after the attempt of BARDO MUSEUM. Results Our sample included 15 patients with an average age of 25.4years, hospitalized for the first time in a psychiatric institution. They were predominantly male (11 patients). We noted the use of psychoactive substances within 7 patients. The topic of DAECH has been included in a delirium of persecution in 13 patients, delirium of bewitchment (7 patients), mystical religious ( n =4) and finally in apart of delusions of greatness ( n =6) so as to follow a single assignment: to fight terrorism. Conclusion Delusions focused on the topic of DAECH were observed frequently among young patients and formed an integral part of especially persecution delirium, reflecting the collective fear of this phenomenon.