A new study from Simon Fraser University researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions, such as narcissism and body ...

A delusion is a belief based on an inaccurate interpretation of reality, despite clear evidence to the contrary. A delusional disorder causes a person to have delusional thoughts for a prolonged ...

What Are Delusions of Persecution? At some point, you’ve probably believed something that later turned out to be untrue. But if you have a rare mental illness called delusional disorder, no amount of ...

When it comes to studying and treating people with artificial-intelligence-related delusions, UCSF Dr. Joseph Pierre and his colleagues are at the forefront of medical science. In an upcoming issue, ...

Delusions are beliefs that aren't based on reality, culture, religion, or social identity. The people affected by them can’t be convinced by facts or reason that their delusional belief is untrue.

The distinctions between conspiratorial ideation and delusion-proneness are murky. Indeed, according to the diagnostic criteria for delusional disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be "living out" a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a "radically different perspective" on one of the most ...

Delusional disorder is a rare condition and difficult to study; as a result, it is not widely discussed in clinical research. While the cause is unknown, some studies suggest that people develop ...