We provide a battery of examples of delusions against which theoretical accounts can be
tested. Then we identify neuropsychological anomalies that could produce the unusual …

Objective. Several studies have provided evidence for the claim that a subgroup of
(schizophrenic) patients with current delusions share a jumping to conclusions (JTC) bias …

Context Paranoid delusions are a common symptom of a range of psychotic disorders. A
variety of psychological mechanisms have been implicated in their cause, including a …

BackgroundCognitive models of the positive symptoms of psychosis specify the cognitive,
social and emotional processes hypothesized to contribute to their occurrence and …

This paper presents a series of case studies to explore the understanding, acceptance and
value of compassionate mind training (CMT) with psychotic voice hearers. We were …

Abstract A systematic review (58 studies, 5,009 individuals) is presented of associations
between psychopathological dimensions of psychosis and measures of neurocognitive …

The brain is a predictive machine. Converging data suggests a diametric predictive strategy
from autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to schizophrenic spectrum disorders (SSD). Whereas …

Background and objectives Social skills training (SST) intervention has shown its efficacy to
improve social dysfunction in patients with psychosis; however the implementation of new …

Diagnostic criteria for subtypes of delusional beliefs based upon content have rarely been
the subject of comment. In this article, several influential accounts of persecutory delusions …

Background. The objective of the study was to develop the cognitive understanding of
persecutory delusions. It was hypothesized that safety behaviours contribute to the …