Key points Delusional disorder can be hard to detect because the pathology is encapsulated and the person may seem very stable. If someone's delusion becomes believed by others and affects their ...

To some people, it may feel like the whole world revolves around them, and somehow, they are the talk of the town. But it can ...

Cotard's syndrome, a rare and intriguing neuropsychiatric condition, is principally characterised by nihilistic delusions in which individuals believe that they are dead or non-existent. Although not ...

Delusions, hallucinations, and other symptoms of psychosis can feel frightening, but they can improve with the right treatment and coping strategies.

A new study from Simon Fraser University researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions, such as narcissism and body ...

A psychiatrist explains erotomania, a delusional disorder where someone believes a stranger, often a famous person, is in love with them. In this week’s main episode, we talked to actress Alexandra ...

At his sentencing for burglary in 2007, Michael Morva called the prosecutor evil and described rising from his body and seeing heaven after a beating in jail. Later, when he was convicted of ...

In my previous posts, readers learned about delusions both as a symptom and as a condition called delusional disorder. The latter is marked by the presence of delusions in the absence of other ...