Jumping to conclusions: The psychology of delusional reasoning

Journal article

Delusions are a key symptom of psychosis and they are frequently distressing and disabling. Existing treatments, both pharmacological and psychological, are only partially effective. It is important to develop new treatment approaches based on theoretically derived and empirically tested processes. Delusions are associated with a reasoning bias: the jumping to conclusions (JTC) bias involves gathering limited information to reach decisions. It is proposed that this bias influences appraisals ...

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Authors: Garety, P; Freeman, D; Jolley, S; Ross, K; Waller, H

• Journal: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 332-339
• Publication date: 2011-09-01
• DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.109.007104
• EISSN: 1472-1481
• ISSN: 1355-5146
• Language: English