R Knorr1, K Hoffmann2. 1. Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau, Feursteinstraße 55, 78479, Reichenau, Deutschland. r.knorr@zfp-reichenau.de. 2. Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau, Feursteinstraße 55, 78479, Reichenau, Deutschland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The symptom "delusions" is a central psychopathological symptom in psychiatric diseases. Since the beginning of psychiatry various disciplines have attempted to explain and understand delusions but even now no generally accepted definition of this phenomenon exists. AIM: A comprehensive review of current psychopathological and neurobiological theories of delusions is given. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PubMed and Google scholar searches were performed using the keywords "delusion", "psychodynamic" and "neurobiology", both in English and German. Relevant German textbooks of psychiatry were also included. DISCUSSION: A differentiated perspective of the phenomenon of delusions appears to be necessary to approach this complex and fascinating symptom. A one-dimensional approach does not do justice to the complexity of delusions. The various explanatory approaches can increasingly be linked to each other and are no longer considered to be mutually exclusive.
BACKGROUND: The symptom "delusions" is a central psychopathological symptom in psychiatric diseases. Since the beginning of psychiatry various disciplines have attempted to explain and understand delusions but even now no generally accepted definition of this phenomenon exists. AIM: A comprehensive review of current psychopathological and neurobiological theories of delusions is given. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PubMed and Google scholar searches were performed using the keywords "delusion", "psychodynamic" and "neurobiology", both in English and German. Relevant German textbooks of psychiatry were also included. DISCUSSION: A differentiated perspective of the phenomenon of delusions appears to be necessary to approach this complex and fascinating symptom. A one-dimensional approach does not do justice to the complexity of delusions. The various explanatory approaches can increasingly be linked to each other and are no longer considered to be mutually exclusive.
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Capgras syndrome; DSM; Early recognition; Theory of mind; Therapy
Authors: M R Broome; L C Johns; I Valli; J B Woolley; P Tabraham; C Brett; L Valmaggia; E Peters; P A Garety; P K McGuire Journal: Br J Psychiatry Suppl Date: 2007-12
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