Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving changes in perception, thoughts, and behaviors. It typically involves a disconnection from reality, in which a person experiences hallucinations ...

When "love" becomes obsessive—and sometimes destructive. Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Erotomania, often called De Clérambault's Syndrome, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the delusional ...

Researchers at King’s College London have examined over a dozen cases of people spiraling into paranoid and delusional behavior after obsessively using a chatbot. As lead author Hamilton Morrin ...

Creative individuals have fresh perceptions and may make important discoveries that only they know about. A delusion is a belief that is sustained despite what almost everyone else believes and not ...

Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...