Delusions are commonly conceived as false beliefs that are held with certainty and which
cannot be corrected. This conception of delusion has been influential throughout the history …

A review of published brain-damaged patients showing delusional beliefs concerning the
contralesional side of the body (somatoparaphrenia) is presented. Somatoparaphrenia has …

Background Distortions in metacognition—the ability to reflect on and control other cognitive
processes—are thought to be characteristic of poor mental health. However, it remains …

Metacognitive training (MCT) is a new, widely used intervention for psychosis. The present
meta-analysis examines the efficacy of MCT in schizophrenia. Fifteen studies comparing …

Over the past decades, delusions have become the subject of growing and productive
research spanning clinical and cognitive neurosciences. Despite this, the nature of belief …

The gap between our advanced understanding of cognitive processes in schizophrenia and
its application in clinical treatment is increasingly being narrowed. Despite emerging …

We use insights into the social dynamics of state paranoia to better understand and explain
the evolution and effects of perceived abusive supervision. Within our framework, abusive …

The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second
edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its …

This papers aims at familiarizing psychiatric and nonpsychiatric readers with delusional
infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis. It is characterized by the fixed belief of …

Metacognitive training (MCT) for patients with schizophrenia is a novel psychological group
treatment targeting cognitive biases putatively involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia …