Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Persecutory delusions and autobiographical memory.

S Kaney1, K Bowen-Jones, R P Bentall

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|April 23, 1999
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Social anxiety and paranoid beliefs in adolescents.

JCPP advances·2025
Same author

Do hallucinations exist on a continuum with subclinical hallucinatory experiences? A multi-method taxometric study.

Schizophrenia research·2025
Same author

"It's Time to see What I Can Do": A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Trajectories of Resilience in Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of child & adolescent trauma·2024
Same author

Resistance to COVID-19 vaccination has increased in Ireland and the United Kingdom during the pandemic.

Public health·2021
Same author

Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2020
Same author

Stress sensitivity in paranoia: poor-me paranoia protects against the unpleasant effects of social stress.

Psychological medicine·2017
Same journal

A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature on the experiences of alliance ruptures within psychotherapy.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
Same journal

Imagery rescripting for generalized anxiety disorder: A case series.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
Same journal

Acceptance and commitment therapy combined with behavioural strategies and self-compassion versus cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Feasibility, acceptability, and randomized pilot.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
Same journal

Resilience as a moderator of the association between emotion regulation difficulties and depressive symptoms in late adolescence and young adulthood.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
Same journal

Predictors of worry-related safety behaviours and avoidance.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
Same journal

A borderline personality disorder diagnosis may improve clinical psychology trainees' treatment beliefs.

The British journal of clinical psychology·2026
See all related articles

Individuals with persecutory delusions, like those with depression, struggle to recall specific autobiographical memories. This study highlights shared information processing difficulties in these conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Difficulty generating specific autobiographical memories is observed in various psychological conditions.
  • Paranoid delusions and depression share certain cognitive processing characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate autobiographical memory recall in individuals with persecutory delusions.
  • To compare memory recall patterns between deluded individuals, depressed patients, and healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • An autobiographical memory test was administered to 20 deluded participants, 20 depressed patients, and 20 normal controls.
  • Participants recalled memories in response to positive and negative cue words.
  • Responses were classified as specific, general (extended or categorical), imaginary, or unscorable.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Deluded participants recalled significantly more general (particularly categorical) memories and fewer specific memories compared to controls.
  • Depressed participants exhibited minimal over-general memories but faster recall for negative than positive cues.
  • Findings suggest shared information processing deficits between persecutory delusions and depression.

Conclusions:

  • Paranoid delusions are associated with over-general autobiographical memory recall, similar to findings in depression.
  • The study discusses the potential impact of adverse experiences on autobiographical memory.
  • Information processing similarities between delusions and depression warrant further investigation.