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Persecutory Delusions

Persecutory Delusions is a delusional belief characterized by the conviction that one is being malevolently targeted, harassed, or conspired against by individuals or organizations, despite a lack of credible evidence.

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56

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Persecutory Delusion

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Publications

377

Comments on the content of persecutory delusions: Does the definition need clarification?

Daniel Freeman, Philippa Garety · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · 2000 · 340 citations

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Persecutory delusions: developing the understanding of belief maintenance and emotional distress

Daniel Freeman, Philippa Garety · Psychological Medicine · 2001 · 325 citations

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‘Theory of mind’ skills during an acute episode of psychosis and following recovery

Val Drury, Emily Robinson, Max Birchwood · Psychological Medicine · 1998 · 293 citations

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Persecutory delusions and attributional style

Sue Kaney, Richard P. Bentall · British Journal of Medical Psychology · 1989 · 282 citations

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Effects of cognitive behaviour therapy for worry on persecutory delusions in patients with psychosis (WIT): a parallel, single-blind, randomised controlled trial with a mediation analysis

Daniel Freeman, Graham Dunn, Helen Startup et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry · 2015 · 280 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DF
    Daniel Freeman

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    60 publications · 5.6K citations

    43

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  2. RP
    Richard P. Bentall

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    32 publications · 3.1K citations

    28

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  3. PG
    Philippa Garety

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    27 publications · 3.3K citations

    24

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  4. GD
    Graham Dunn

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 2.1K citations

    20

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  5. FW
    Felicity Waite

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 1K citations

    15

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Institutions

503

  1. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    136 publications

    12.2K citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    99 publications

    9K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    178 publications

    12.1K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    71 publications

    7.9K citations

  5. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    47 publications

    4.2K citations

  6. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    43 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. Warneford Hospital

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    58 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. Philipps University of Marburg

    Marburg, Germany

    11 h-index

    40 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. British Journal of Clinical Psychology

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Psychological Medicine

    18 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  3. The British Journal of Psychiatry

    BJP · 18 publications · 1.6K citations

    15

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  4. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

    18 publications · 905 citations

    14

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  5. Schizophrenia Bulletin

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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