Delusions

This text presents a psychological model of delusions, employing the neglected strategy of single symptom research and the tools of cognitive psychology.

Philippa A. Garety, David R. Hemsley

Concepts of delusion; reasoning, rationality and delusions; studies of reasoning in people with psychosis; the assessment of delusions; characteristics of delusional experience; theories of the formation and maintenance of delusions; reasoning in people with delusions; reasoning about delusions; towards a model of delusion formation. Appendices: reasoning about delusions - a structured interview; notes on "Reasoning About Delusions - A Structured Interview"; list of belief statements.