--- abstract: 'The present article proposes a logical account of delusions, which are regarded as conclusions resulting from fallacious arguments. This leads to distinguish between primary, secondary, ..., n-ary types of delusional arguments. Examples of delusional arguments leading to delusion of reference, delusion of influence, thought-broadcasting delusion and delusion of grandeur are described and then analysed. This suggests finally a way susceptible of improving the efficiency of cognitive therapy for delusions.' altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - Paul Franceschi creators_name: - family: Franceschi given: Paul honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2003-03 date_type: published datestamp: 2003-03-24 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/28/45 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 2845 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/2845/1/An_Analytic_View_of_Delusion.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: ~ issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'cognitive therapy, delusion, psychosis, fallacy' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:14 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: updated version number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: FALSE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: | Bressan, P. (2002). The Connection Between Random Sequences, Everyday Coincidences, and Belief in the Paranormal. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 16, 17-34. Chadwick, P., Birchwood, M. & Trower, P. (1996). Cognitive Therapy for Delusions, Voices, and Paranoia. Chichester: Wiley. Carroll, R. T. (2002). The Skeptic's Dictionary. http://www.skepdic.com. Gilovich, T. (1993). How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. The Free Press: New York. Hemsley, D.R. & Garety, P. A. (1986). The Formation and Maintenance of Delusions: A Bayesian Analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 149, 51-56. Kingdon, D. & Turkington, D. (1994). Cognitive-behavioural Therapy of Schizophrenia. Guilford: New York Mullen, P. (1979). Phenomenology of disordered mental function. In Essential of Postgraduate Psychiatry, Chapter 2, eds. P. Hill, R. Murray & G. Thorley, London: Academic Press. relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 12 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:47:04 subjects: - cog-psy - phil-logic succeeds: 2312 suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: An Analytic View of Delusion type: preprint userid: 2943 volume: ~