Advances in understanding and treating persecutory delusions: a review.

Journal article

PURPOSE: Persecutory delusions are a central psychotic experience, at the severe end of a paranoia spectrum in the general population. The aim of the review is to provide an introduction to the understanding of persecutory delusions, highlight key putative causal factors that have the potential to be translated into efficacious treatment, and indicate future research directions. METHODS: A narrative literature review was undertaken to highlight the main recent areas of empirical study concern...

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Authors: Freeman, D; Garety, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1179-1189
• Publication date: 2014-08-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0928-7
• EISSN: 1433-9285
• ISSN: 0933-7954
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult; Schizophrenia, Paranoid; Anxiety; Aged; Culture; Psychotic Disorders; Female; Thinking; Risk Factors; Paranoid Disorders; Internal-External Control; Cognitive Therapy; Delusions; Middle Aged; Male; Severity of Illness Index; Humans