Open AccessPersistent persecutory delusions: The spirit, style and content of targeted treatment
Author(s) -
Freeman Daniel,
Waite Felicity
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 15.51
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2051-5545
pISSN - 1723-8617
DOI - 10.1002/wps.20425
Subject(s) - paranoia , delusion , worry , psychology , feeling , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , anxiety , psychotherapist , intervention (counseling) , experience sampling method , situational ethics , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
We believe that treatments for persecutory delusions can be substantially better. Current standard psychological and pharmacological treatments have small to moderate effects. The severity of the problems associated with paranoia is typically considerable, but the treatments are less effective than those for problems such as anxiety disorders. The isolation, feelings of hopelessness, and missed opportunities for patients with persecutory delusions demand a step change in treatment outcomes