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Reconceiving delusion.

G Lynn Stephens1, George Graham

  • 1Department of Philosophy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
|October 30, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Delusions, often seen as pathological beliefs in mental disorders like schizophrenia, may actually encompass non-beliefs. This research suggests delusions are failures in self-knowledge and self-management, not solely pathological beliefs.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Delusions are key features of several mental disorders, notably schizophrenia.
  • The prevailing view defines delusions as pathological beliefs.
  • Clinical practice sometimes labels non-beliefs as delusions, challenging the standard definition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept of delusions beyond pathological beliefs.
  • To propose an alternative framework for understanding delusions.
  • To examine the role of beliefs in delusional states.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on delusions and belief systems.
  • Conceptual analysis of delusions as higher and lower order attitudes.
  • Examination of failures in self-knowledge and self-management.

Main Results:

  • The standard view of delusions as solely pathological beliefs is inconsistent with clinical application.
  • Delusions can be conceptualized as complexes of higher and lower order attitudes.
  • Delusions represent a specific type of failure in self-knowledge and self-management.

Conclusions:

  • The definition of delusions should extend beyond pathological beliefs to include non-beliefs.
  • Beliefs are not necessarily central to the phenomenon of delusions.
  • A new conceptualization of delusions as failures in self-regulation offers a broader perspective.

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