Abstract
A delusional belief is a belief adopted on the basis of insufficient evidence and held strongly in the face of much counterevidence. Some people with a delusional condition have a single delusional belief—this is monothematic delusion and much is now understood about what cause the various kinds of monothematic delusion. I describe six kinds of monothematic delusions. Other people with a delusional condition have many different delusional beliefs about a wide variety of topics—this is polythematic delusion, and what could be the causes of polythematic delusional conditions is still very poorly understood.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Emerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences |
| Subtitle of host publication | an interdisciplinary, searchable, and linkable resource |
| Editors | Robert A. Scott, Stephen M Kosslyn |
| Place of Publication | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118900772 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- delusion
- schizophrenia
- belief
- right hemisphere
- psychiatry
- clinical psychology