Delusions : Investigations Into The Psychology Of Delusional Reasoning

Concept of Delusion Definitions Irrationality Occurrence of delusions in schizophrenia and other disorders Types of delusion On distinguishing delusions from obsessions and hallucinations Accessing (or assessing) delusions Delusions as beliefs Delusions and behaviour Reasoning, Rationality and Delusions Theories of reasoning and rationality Experimental studies of reasoning in normals Studies of Reasoning in People with Psychosis Reasoning in people with delusions Reasoning in schizophrenic subjects The Assessment of Delusion Instruments for assessing delusions Personal questionnaire Techniques for assessing delusions Methods Results Discussion Measures to assess responsivity of delusions to evidence Characteristics of Delusional Experience Method Results Discussion Theories of the Formation and Maintenance of Delusions Early theories of delusion formation Current theories A Bayesian model of the formation and maintenance of delusions Other considerations Reasoning in People with Delusions A pilot study Reasoning in deluded patients Reasoning about Delusions The reasoning about delusions Structured interview study: method Results Discussion Towards a Model of Delusion Formation Concepts and definitions of delusions Towards a model of delusion formation A case example Delusions and schizophrenia research.