"Life is a movie, and we're the actors," a familiar phrase that can take on a different meaning if this line gets stuck inside someone's head. To some people, it may feel like their life is just like ...

We propose that delusions can arise at different stages in this model. Our approach highlights the importance of the individual's search for meaning and social context in shaping delusions. It also ...

The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is fuelling an emerging mental health worry: “AI psychosis.” Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, said he is increasingly troubled by reports ...

Psychedelic drugs are seeing a surge of interest from mainstream medicine, and initial results suggest that psychedelic-therapy can be a safe and effective treatment for some mental health conditions.

Delusions and hallucinations are both distortions of reality that can occur when a person is experiencing psychosis. Delusions are erroneous beliefs, like unwarranted paranoia, while hallucinations ...

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 ...

People believe strange things. Or at least they say they do. One peculiar feature of some delusions is that they can lack manifest behavioral conviction. Someone may protest that they are being ...

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 ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...