Are conspiracy theorists psychotic? A comparison between conspiracy theories and paranoid delusions

Are conspiracy theorists psychotic? A comparison between conspiracy theories and paranoid delusions

Introduction Conspiracy theories are popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conspiratorial thinking is characterised by the strong conviction that a certain situation that one sees as unjust is the result of a deliberate conspiracy of a group of people with bad intentions. Conspiratorial thinking ap...

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Main Authors: W. Veling, B. Sizoo, J. Van Buuren, C. Van Den Berg, W. Sewbalak, G. Pijnenborg, N. Boonstra, S. Castelein, L. Van Der Meer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-06-01
Series:European Psychiatry
Subjects:
conspiracy theories
paranoid delusions
Covid-19
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822020594/type/journal_article

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