---
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: ~
<script src="//archive-bar.soton.ac.uk/archive-bar.js"></script>