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The term “delusion” refers to a strong, consuming belief in something that is untrue. Religious delusions involve beliefs concerning religious ideologies or figures. Religious delusions differ from ...

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 ...

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a mental disorder in which a person has excessive thoughts and behaviors about physical symptoms—such as pain or fatigue—which may or may not have a medical cause.

When people think of psychosis, they often imagine someone in a full-blown state of delusion—hearing voices, seeing things that aren’t there, or believing the government is tracking their every move.

Vance Boelter’s letter to the FBI about his alleged shootings of Minnesota lawmakers reveals grandiose beliefs about his importance in the world and suggests a delusional disorder, according to a ...

Somatic symptom disorder is defined as mental health disorders that are characterized by prominent perceived somatic symptoms which result in distress and impairment to the individual. The Diagnostic ...