Table of Contents

Approaches to the Definition and Study of Delusions. Part 1 Theoretical Perspectives: Anomalous Experience and Delusional Thinking: The Logic of Explanations; Discriminating the Origin of Information; Hypnosis and the Psychology of Delusions. Part 2 Descriptions and Definitions: The Genesis of Delusions; Schizophrenic Delusions: An Analysis of Their Persistence, of Related Premorbid Ideas, and of Three Major Dimensions; Delusions: Culture, Psychosis and the Problem of Meaning. Part 3 Approaches to Treatment: The Treatment of Delusions in Schizophrenic Patients; The Treatment of Delusions in Patients with Paranoid, Paraphrenic, and Affective Disorders; Research Hypotheses for Intervention with Delusion-Prone Individuals. Part 4 Reflections, Observations, and Final Comments: Delusional Processes: An Interactive Developmental Perspective; Delusions as the Product of Normal Cognitions.