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Persecutory delusions: a review and theoretical integration.

R P Bentall1, R Corcoran, R Howard

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, Coupland 1 Building, Oxford Rd., Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

Clinical Psychology Review
|November 13, 2001
PubMed
Summary

This study explores the psychological mechanisms behind paranoid delusions, proposing an attribution-self-representation cycle model. Biases in this cycle can foster a paranoid worldview, potentially influenced by early experiences.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Persecutory (paranoid) delusions are common clinical phenomena.
  • Previous research explored psychological mechanisms like early experience, perception, motivation, and information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review findings on psychological mechanisms of paranoid delusions.
  • To propose an integrative model of the attribution-self-representation cycle.
  • To explore the role of causal attributions and theory of mind deficits.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research findings.
  • Presentation of a new integrative model focusing on the attribution-self-representation cycle.
  • Discussion of functional neuroimaging evidence.

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Main Results:

  • Biases in the attribution-self-representation cycle contribute to paranoid thinking.
  • Negative events are attributed to external agents, fostering a paranoid worldview.
  • Functional neuroimaging implicates specific brain areas in these abnormalities.

Conclusions:

  • Paranoid delusions may arise from biases in the attribution-self-representation cycle.
  • Adverse early experiences can create cognitive vulnerability to paranoid thinking.
  • Findings suggest a complex interplay of psychological and potentially biological factors.