Insomnia, worry, anxiety and depression as predictors of the occurrence and persistence of paranoid thinking.

PURPOSE: Our theoretical model proposes that insomnia, worry, and negative affect are important determinants of paranoid thinking. Anxiety produces anticipation of threat, depression increases the sense of vulnerability, worry leads to implausible ideas, and insomnia exacerbates negative affect and...

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Main Authors: Freeman, D, Stahl, D, McManus, S, Meltzer, H, Brugha, T, Wiles, N, Bebbington, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012