Experts assess isolation, self-focus, and group ties to distinguish conspiracy beliefs from clinical delusions.

All had suffered through a first episode of psychosis and were either experiencing or had experienced clinically significant ...

New research suggests delusions in psychosis may function as a “lived metaphor,” shaped by emotion, the body, and lived ...

Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who use it daily, AI may be ...

Does the internet influence delusional thinking? From the perspective of psychiatry, the answer is without a doubt, yes. The internet, along with other technological developments, has clearly impacted ...

The phrase “staying delulu is the solulu” has taken center stage in the ever-evolving world of TikTok trends. A shortened version of “delusional,” this concept encourages individuals to adopt an ...

Study suggests emotions tied to past trauma fuel delusions during psychotic episodes. In A Nutshell Childhood bullying and ...

Some peculiarities of the delusional state (The patients described below have been disguised.) In a way, everything about the delusional state is peculiar. An affected person (usually a paranoid ...