A delusion is a fixed, relatively immutable, persistent, false belief with no basis in reality. Source: Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock We talk often about "deluded" people: “The person on the talent ...

Delusional beliefs represent a core feature of psychotic disorders, characterised by fixed false convictions that persist despite counter‐evidence. Cognitive neuropsychiatry seeks to explain these ...

Well-adjusted individuals are often described as being “in touch with reality.” They see the world as it is, not as they wish it to be, and we think they are all the better for it. But what if being a ...