![]() ![]() ![]() Taken as a whole, the book proposes that there is continuity between delusions and everyday beliefs. Experts from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including lived experience, clinical psychiatry, philosophy, clinical psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, discuss how delusions emerge, why it is so difficult to give them up, what their effects are, how they are managed, and what we can do to reduce the stigma associated with them. This open access book offers an exploration of delusions-unusual beliefs that can significantly disrupt people’s lives. ![]() Kengo Miyazono, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan It is a remarkable example of productive interactions between different research areas concerning a topic of common interest.’ ‘This book provides a powerful defence of the continuity between delusional beliefs and non-delusional beliefs. Philippa A Garety, Professor of Clinical Psychology, King’s College London, UK It should be of interest to anyone studying delusional beliefs, and to all those who aim to help people who are troubled by them.’ The idea that delusions should not be seen as radically different from other beliefs… is an important challenge to much contemporary thinking and practice. ‘This is an excellent and engaging resource on delusions. ![]()
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