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The illusion of reality: A review and integration of psychological research on hallucinationsPsychological Bulletin 107 (1). 1990.
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The paranoia as defence model of persecutory delusions: a systematic review and meta-analysisThe Lancet Psychiatry 5 (11). 2018.
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Delusions and Other BeliefsIn Lisa Bortolotti (ed.), Delusions in Context, Palgrave-macmillan. 2018.
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1Persecutory Delusions: Assessment, Theory, and Treatment (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2008.
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5The Role and Clinical Correlates of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in People With PsychosisFrontiers in Psychology 13. 2022.Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress are highly prevalent in people with psychosis, increasing symptom burden, decreasing quality of life and moderating treatment response. A range of post-traumatic sequelae have been found to mediate the relationship between trauma and psychotic experiences, including the “traditional” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The International Classification of Diseases-11th Edition recognizes a more complex post-traumatic presentation, complex PT…Read more
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43Verbal hallucinations, unintendedness, and the validity of the schizophrenia diagnosisBehavioral and Brain Sciences 9 (3): 519-520. 1986.
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164A proposal to classify happiness as a psychiatric disorderJournal of Medical Ethics 18 (2): 94-98. 1992.It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type. In a review of the relevant literature it is shown that happiness is statistically abnormal, consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. One possible objection to this p…Read more
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1024Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human NatureAllen Lane. 2003.In this ground breaking and controversial work Richard Bentall shatters the myths that surround madness. He shows there is no reassuring dividing line between mental health and mental illness.
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42What Are We to Believe About How We Believe?Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 21 (1): 39-41. 2014.The status of delusions as beliefs has taxed some of the greatest minds in psychopathology. In their paper, Mullen and Gillett (2014) reflect on this issue, addressing a number of ways in which delusions have been conceptualized, on the whole finding them inadequate. They are particularly concerned that regarding delusions simply as false factual beliefs leads to undue emphasis on criteria such as conviction, resistance to counterargument, and falsity, arguing that, in fact, these criteria do no…Read more
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254 Psychotic HallucinationsIn Fiona Macpherson & Dimitris Platchias (eds.), Hallucination: Philosophy and Psychology, Mit Press. pp. 65. 2013.
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17Clinical pathologies and unusual experiencesIn Max Velmans & Susan Schneider (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness, Blackwell. 2007.Current research suggests that there are three major groups of psychiatric conditions: the externalizing disorders (characterized by behavioural problems and lack of inhibition); the internalizing disorders (characterized by depression and anxiety) and the psychotic disorders (characterized by hallucinations and delusions, and typically leading to diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). Abnormal conscious experience is evident in the latter two groups and especially the psychoses.…Read more
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Explaining and explaining away insanityIn Raymond Tallis & Howard Robinson (eds.), The Pursuit of mind, Carcanet. pp. 149--170. 1992.
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26The paranoid selfIn Tilo Kircher & Anthony S. David (eds.), The Self in Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Cambridge University Press. pp. 293--318. 2003.
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Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |