Persecutory delusions :  assessment, theory and treatment / 
edited by Daniel Freeman, Richard Bentall, Philippa Garety. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - 328 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: A personal account-- 1. Delusional thinking from the inside: paranoia and personal growth-- Part 2 : Assessment, epidemiology, and prognosis:- 2. The assessment of persecutory ideation-- 3. Epidemiology and social factors: findings from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS) -- 4 . Prognosis of persecutory delusions in schizophrenia: a 20-year longitudinal study-- 5. Violence and persecutory delusions--  6. Aspects of persecutory delusions in the setting of delusional disorder-- Part 3:  Psychological processes:-  7, The puzzle of paranoia --8. The role of self-esteem in paranoid delusions: the psychology, neurophysiology, and development of persecutory beliefs-- 9. Social cognition in paranoia--10. Persecutory delusions and theory of mind: longstanding debates and emerging issues-- 11. The cognitive neuropsychological understanding of  persecutory delusions-- Part 4:  Biological processes :- 12. Dopamine and persecutory delusions-- 13. The role of cannabis in inducing paranoia and psychosis-- 14. Imaging and delusions-- Part 5: Treatment: overviews:-  15. Pharmacological management of persecutory delusions-- 16. Research evidence of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for persecutory delusions: more work is needed --17. Family intervention in psychosis: working with persecutory delusions-- Part 6: Therapy examples:- 18. Coping with paranoia: a first-person account developed during cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis-- 19. Cognitive therapy for suspiciousness and paranoia in individuals at high risk of developing psychosis--  20. Cognitive behavioural therapy for persecutory delusions: three case examples -- 21. Person-based cognitive therapy for paranoia: the challenges of \'poor me\'. 
<br/><br/> Delusions of persecution are common in conditions such as schizophrenia, but they also affect 10-20% of the general population. In this landmark book, the three major authorities in the field bring together the current knowledge about the assessment, understanding, and treatment of persecutory delusions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199206315 (pbk.) :  £32.95 9780199206315 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008012841 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Delusions.<br/>Paranoia.<br/>Clinical psychology<br/>Psychotherapy<br/>Psychiatry<br/>Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality<br/>Psychology: emotions<br/>Abnormal psychology<br/>Health and Wellbeing.<br/>Paranoid Disorders.<br/>Delusions--psychology<br/>Paranoid Behavior.<br/>Paranoid Personality Disorder.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC553.D35 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.897 FRE