In my previous posts, readers learned about delusions both as a symptom and as a condition called delusional disorder. The latter is marked by the presence of delusions in the absence of other ...

Paranoia is when you constantly think or believe that everyone is threatening you, even when there’s proof that it’s not true. You become very suspicious of other people and their motives. You may ...

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Delusions are fixed, false beliefs held despite clear evidence against them. They may appear as persecution, grandeur, reference, control, or somatic types, commonly seen in schizophrenia and mood ...

You know the cameras are everywhere, watching your every move. They are embedded in street lights and often confused with doorbell cameras. In the walls, lights, cars and every public space. You just ...

Vance Boelter’s letter to the FBI about his alleged shootings of Minnesota lawmakers reveals grandiose beliefs about his importance in the world and suggests a delusional disorder, according to a ...

Clearly, then, it may be difficult to detect delusional disorder. It seems it is often more of a forensic topic, given radicalization of extreme beliefs must be differentiated from actual delusions in ...