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Sep 17, 2020 · The dominant conception of delusion in psychiatry (in textbooks, research papers, diagnostic manuals, etc.) is predominantly epistemic. Delusions are almost always characterized in terms of their epistemic defects, i.e., defects with respect to evidence, reasoning, judgment, etc. However, there is an individualistic bias in the epistemic conception; the alleged epistemic defects and ...
- Kengo Miyazono, Alessandro Salice, Alessandro Salice
- 2021
Nov 20, 2021 · A look at social processes behind delusional beliefs. Researchers and mental health professionals use a common definition to describe delusions: a fixed, false belief held despite contradictory evidence (American Psychiatric Association 2013, p. 87). Not only does this definition fail to distinguish delusions from other widespread beliefs, such ...
Mar 29, 2021 · Dementia: Delusions are a common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia. Mood disorders: Some people with mood disorders like bipolar disorder experience delusional thinking. Parkinson's disease: Between 20% to 40% of people with Parkinson's disease report experiencing hallucinations or delusions.
Sep 16, 2009 · There are several theoretical approaches to delusion formation which attempt to explain the surface features of delusions by reference to abnormal experiences, reasoning biases, neuropsychological deficits, motivational factors, and prediction error, but the task of describing the behavioral manifestations of delusions, and reconstructing their etiology is made difficult by the variation ...
Sep 16, 2009 · Definitions of delusions are based on the behavior we exhibit when experiencing a delusion rather than on the underlying mechanisms responsible for our behavior. The behavior associated with having delusions is often described in epistemic terms, using concepts such as belief, truth, rationality, evidence, and justification.
Nov 30, 2018 · And we discover that delusions can occur both when people are unwell — for example, with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autoimmune problems, or in intensive care — and ...
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