A shipping clerk begins to think he’s been given a secret task of geopolitical significance. A government employee believes that descriptions of a certain actor in the newspaper are actually about her ...

Individuals with delusions firmly believe in something untrue. For example, they may believe that someone is trying to attack or kill them or that they are someone they are not, such as the president ...

Beliefs remain fundamental to our behavior and identity, but are not well understood. Delusions, on the other hand, are fixed, usually false, beliefs that are strongly held, but not widely shared. In ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be ‘living out’ a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a ‘radically different perspective’ on one of the most ...

Around the year 1400, the French king Charles VI began to exhibit a number of disturbing behaviors that eventually earned him the nickname "Charles the Mad." Among these behaviors, he refused to let ...

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 ...

Erotomania, also known as De Clérambault’s syndrome, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by a delusional belief that another person, often of higher social status or celebrity status, is in ...

Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions (GDs), are a type of delusion, or false belief. People who experience delusions of grandeur may believe they are famous, God-like, wealthy, ...

Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions, cause false beliefs in personal power or fame. They are common in mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. If you ...