We propose that delusions can arise at different stages in this model. Our approach highlights the importance of the individual's search for meaning and social context in shaping delusions. It also ...

About 20%-30% of the population express belief in at least one conspiracy theory, according to Thomas Fuchs, MD, PhD, psychiatrist and philosopher, Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry ...

The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is fuelling an emerging mental health worry: “AI psychosis.” Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, said he is increasingly troubled by reports ...

Delusions are a symptom of psychosis. They involve strong beliefs in something that is not true. Certain mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia and delusional disorder, often involve ...

A delusion is a fixed, relatively immutable, persistent, false belief with no basis in reality. Source: Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock We talk often about "deluded" people: “The person on the talent ...

Delusional beliefs represent a core feature of psychotic disorders, characterised by fixed false convictions that persist despite counter‐evidence. Cognitive neuropsychiatry seeks to explain these ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be ‘living out’ a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a ‘radically different perspective’ on one of the most ...

People believe strange things. Or at least they say they do. One peculiar feature of some delusions is that they can lack manifest behavioral conviction. Someone may protest that they are being ...

You know the cameras are everywhere, watching your every move. They are embedded in street lights and often confused with doorbell cameras. In the walls, lights, cars and every public space. You just ...