Alison Watt’s grandmother was diagnosed with ‘puerperal insanity’ and institutionalised not long after giving birth to her father. He didn’t meet her – or know she was alive – until his early 20s.
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How hallucinations are depicted in the movies perpetuates myths and harmful stereotypes, rather than encouraging people to seek support.
Some people believe their hand doesn’t belong to them. Others think bugs are crawling under their skin.
Is the distinction between insanity and religion a mere semantic quibble?
Those with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may be more likely to interpret metaphorical thoughts literally.
As many as one in ten people will have a psychotic experience in their lifetime – and researchers now know your genes play a role.
Sociologists know what conditions make it more likely a mass delusion will take hold and spread through a group – whether adherence to a fashion fad or belief in a doomsday cult.
A strange delusion which may have its origins in damage to a particular process in the brain, is also one that can help us to understand how we recognise each other.
A study in the 1960s brought together three people who believed they were Christ – the results still tell us much today about how well we recognise our own delusions.
Alternate realities don’t just exist in politics – and not all falsehoods are lies. Distortions of the truth can range from a normal part of human nature to pathological.
Some people have terrifying delusions they are infested with insects, spiders or even small animals. But help is available.
We cannot think thoughts that are not ours - but there are still those who claim to have external thoughts being put into their heads.
We need personalised treatments rather than blanket medical diagnoses to help those suffering from delusions.
In the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers aliens invade earth by replicating individuals. While the idea that we could be duped by shape-shifting aliens is a great idea for a film, the story echoes a…
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Lecturer on Bioethics & Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University; and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Psychiatric Times., Tufts University
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Research fellow of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire
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PhD Researcher, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong
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Psychologist, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer of Psychology, University of Westminster
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Professor in Cognitive Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation, Keele University
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Cardiff University
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Professor, Cardiff University
