Persecutory (paranoid) delusions are a frequently observed clinical phenomenon. In recent
years, an increasing volume of research has attempted to explain these types of beliefs in …

Purpose. To review critically the evidence for three contemporary theories of delusions.
Methods. The theoretical approaches to delusions proposed by Frith and colleagues ('theory …

Presents a valuable new approach to research and treatment of psychological disorders•
Offers new and creative ideas to clinicians to develop their clinical skills• Provides an …

Although clinicians are encouraged to be more sensitive to cultural factors in the diagnosis
and treatment of mental disorders, as evidenced by the significant changes in the Diagnostic …

OBJECTIVE: The major cognitive theories of persecutory delusion formation and
maintenance are critically examined in this article. METHOD: The authors present a …

It has become widely accepted that the psychotic disorders are endpoints of atypical
developmental trajectories indexed by abnormal emotional and cognitive development early …

Circumscribed delusional beliefs can follow brain injury. We suggest that these involve
anomalous perceptual experiences created by a deficit to the person's perceptual system …

This study examined whether the probabilistic reasoning bias referred to as a “jumping-to-
conclusions”(JTC) style of reasoning, which, according to previous research, is associated …

There has been an increase in attention to studying shared mechanisms underlying
psychiatric disorders. The 'Jumping to conclusions'(JTC 1) bias, a tendency to make …

There are indications that a jumping to conclusions bias (JTC) plays a role in the formation
and maintenance of delusions and should be targeted in therapy. However, it is unclear …