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  • Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Current delusion classification often relies on the content of aberrant beliefs.
  • An alternative, less explored approach involves classifying delusions by their cognitive aetiology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate content-based versus aetiology-based taxonomies of delusions.
  • To advocate for a shift towards aetiology-grounded classification in delusion research.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical review of case studies.
  • Focus on monothematic delusions of misidentification and somatoparaphrenia.

Main Results:

  • Content-based classification is empirically problematic, lacking projectability and grouping dissimilar delusions.
  • Aetiology-based classification is defensible and empirically supported.
  • The plausibility of content-based approaches is limited to their implicit connection to aetiology.

Conclusions:

  • Recommends prioritizing cognitive aetiology for delusion taxonomy, even if it challenges traditional content-based boundaries.
  • Emphasizes the complex, iterative nature of evidence supporting aetiologically grounded taxonomies.