Delusions

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEmerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences
    Subtitle of host publicationan interdisciplinary, searchable, and linkable resource
    EditorsRobert A. Scott, Stephen M Kosslyn
    Place of PublicationHoboken, New Jersey
    PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
    Pages1-12
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Print)9781118900772
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • delusion
    • schizophrenia
    • belief
    • right hemisphere
    • psychiatry
    • clinical psychology

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