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She sometimes placed it in other places, such as under the bed as safekeeping. The delusion often occurred when getting ready to go shopping. PA-LE confirmed that the room and shelf were not cluttered, although the incorrect storage place seemed to be hard-to-find.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Case 2 was of a 78-year-old woman. The MMSE score was 20\/30. She believed that some neighbors stole her garden items. The delusion was limited to her garden, yet the items were varied. Auditory hallucinations exacerbated her belief that the neighbors intruded the garden. PA-LE confirmed that the garden was cluttered with several duplicated items. Moreover, the patient inaccurately remembered the condition of the garden.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Non-pharmacological approaches were tailored to the patients' environmental and psychological states, referring to the interview and PA-LE. This included environmental adjustment or increasing self-esteem. Antipsychotics were also prescribed. 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