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  1. Jan 1, 2009 · A. delusion is a belief that is clearly false and that. indicates an abnormality in the affected person’ s. content of thought. The false belief is not accounted for. by the person’s cultural ...

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  2. 2018, Delusions in Context. This open access book offers an exploration of delusions—unusual beliefs that can significantly disrupt people’s lives. Experts from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including lived experience, clinical psychiatry, philosophy, clinical psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, discuss how delusions emerge, why ...

    • Lisa Bortolotti
  3. Nov 1, 2000 · The book has 14 chapters grouped in five parts. In the introduction, the author reviews the history of the disorder and discusses why it has been somewhat elusive. The discussion of the phenomenology and nosological implications and the guide to practical assessment of delusions at the end of this chapter are outstanding.

  4. Dec 1, 2020 · This conception of delusion has been influential throughout the history of psychiatry and continues to inform how delusions are approached in clinical practice and in contemporary schizophrenia ...

  5. Yet what causes them remains in many ways a complete mystery. McKenna's Delusions is the first comprehensive attempt to tackle one of the most arresting phenomena in psychiatry: an in-depth and critical review of what delusions are, the forms they can take and how they might be explained from both psychological and biological perspectives.

    • Peter McKenna
    • 2017
  6. Jul 22, 2023 · Ana is Assistant Researcher at. This book presents new philosophical work on delusions and their impact. on everyday human behavior. It explores a cluster of related topics at the. intersection of ...

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  8. Mar 1, 2020 · Abstract. Delusional disorders are psychotic disorders, characterized by well-systematized and long-lasting delusions, whereas other mental and personality domains usually remain intact. Their main characteristics are: (1) chronicity—they may last several months, years, or decades, and in some patients even lifelong; (2) stability—they ...

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