Paranoia is often defined as the delusional belief that one is being persecuted or harassed by others. It’s often seen as a symptom of a serious mental disorder such as schizophrenia, delusional ...

My collaborator on today's Being Patient post is Sid Prise, who was diagnosed with undifferentiated schizophrenia in 1997. To read more of Sid's writing, visit www.smallaxebooks.com. I learned the ...

Virtual reality has been used to help treat severe paranoia. Patients who suffered persecutory delusions were encouraged to step into a computer-generated Underground train carriage and a lift. The ...

MADRID — Virtual reality (VR)–based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be an alternative treatment option for patients with paranoia based on results of a new randomized, controlled trial. The ...