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  • Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Depression is often associated with negative self-beliefs.
  • Mood-congruent delusions are a feature of some depressive episodes.
  • The cognitive underpinnings and potential benefits of these delusions are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an account of mood-congruent delusions in depression (depressive delusions).
  • To propose that depressive delusions arise from a negatively biased learning process.
  • To argue for the potential psychological and epistemic benefits of depressive delusions.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of depressive delusions.
  • Theoretical framework integrating learning theory and cognitive biases.
  • Exploration of the role of delusions in maintaining narrative identity.

Main Results:

  • Depressive delusions are proposed as acknowledgements of self-related beliefs acquired through negatively biased learning.
  • These delusions may serve to preserve overall coherence and narrative identity during critical periods.
  • Depressive delusions can be considered epistemically innocent despite apparent costs.

Conclusions:

  • Depressive delusions are a complex phenomenon with potential adaptive functions.
  • Understanding the learning processes behind these delusions is crucial.
  • The concept of epistemic innocence offers a new perspective on the role of delusions in mental health.