A list of stories featuring some of the world's most delusional people who are in serious need of a reality check.

When someone says they've been implanted with a tracking device, believes they’re the subject of secret experiments, or insists they’re being watched by strangers, it can leave family members ...

We propose that delusions can arise at different stages in this model. Our approach highlights the importance of the individual's search for meaning and social context in shaping delusions. It also ...

"Life is a movie, and we're the actors," a familiar phrase that can take on a different meaning if this line gets stuck inside someone's head. To some people, it may feel like their life is just like ...

A delusion is a fixed, relatively immutable, persistent, false belief with no basis in reality. Source: Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock We talk often about "deluded" people: “The person on the talent ...

Delusions and hallucinations are both distortions of reality that can occur when a person is experiencing psychosis. Delusions are erroneous beliefs, like unwarranted paranoia, while hallucinations ...

Delusions are a symptom of psychosis. They involve strong beliefs in something that is not true. Certain mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia and delusional disorder, often involve ...

Psychedelic drugs are seeing a surge of interest from mainstream medicine, and initial results suggest that psychedelic-therapy can be a safe and effective treatment for some mental health conditions.

Delusional beliefs represent a core feature of psychotic disorders, characterised by fixed false convictions that persist despite counter‐evidence. Cognitive neuropsychiatry seeks to explain these ...

People believe strange things. Or at least they say they do. One peculiar feature of some delusions is that they can lack manifest behavioral conviction. Someone may protest that they are being ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The term “delusion” refers to a strong, consuming belief in something that is untrue. Religious delusions involve beliefs concerning religious ideologies or figures. Examples of religious delusions ...