`Paranoia' is a construct which is currently associated with types of `schizophrenia', `personality disorder' and `delusional disorder' in DSM-IVTM (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). In this paper, the concept of paranoia is deconstructed by examining six dominant and six opposed and subjugated presuppositions within both the psychiatric and abnormal psychology literature. In an argument which aims to provide a positive deconstruction, a discursive approach is suggested as a perspective which transforms these oppositions and enables more creative theorizing
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article published in Psychological Medicine.Backgroun...
This study investigated the concept of paranoia using Q methodology. It was proposed that paranoia i...
PurposePersecutory delusions are a central psychotic experience, at the severe end of a paranoia spe...
In this chapter I investigate the concept of paranoia, paying attention to its contested nature. I t...
In this paper, I will develop a reading of an account of the history of the category of mental disor...
The notion of paranoia is often implicitly reproduced in the work of surveillance researchers. Howev...
Both psychology and psychiatry are dominated by individualistic accounts of paranoia (and indeed, ot...
In this paper we seek to offer an essentially sociological explanation of paranoia by way of a detai...
This article explores parallels between delusions and paranoia suffered by society and by the mental...
How might we make sense of the findings of epidemiological research showing the effects of social in...
International audienceObjectiveThe main objective of this paper is to undertake a literature review ...
Discussions about conspiracy theories and paranoia always seem, to me, to be dualistic but what I wa...
ABSTRACT Reason for Study To evaluate differences in the perception of threat by patients, with eith...
Abstract In this paper I investigate the topic of paranoid atmospheres. This subject is especially o...
Paranoia (often manifest as persecutory delusions) is a common symptom of psychosis, but is also see...
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article published in Psychological Medicine.Backgroun...
This study investigated the concept of paranoia using Q methodology. It was proposed that paranoia i...
PurposePersecutory delusions are a central psychotic experience, at the severe end of a paranoia spe...
In this chapter I investigate the concept of paranoia, paying attention to its contested nature. I t...
In this paper, I will develop a reading of an account of the history of the category of mental disor...
The notion of paranoia is often implicitly reproduced in the work of surveillance researchers. Howev...
Both psychology and psychiatry are dominated by individualistic accounts of paranoia (and indeed, ot...
In this paper we seek to offer an essentially sociological explanation of paranoia by way of a detai...
This article explores parallels between delusions and paranoia suffered by society and by the mental...
How might we make sense of the findings of epidemiological research showing the effects of social in...
International audienceObjectiveThe main objective of this paper is to undertake a literature review ...
Discussions about conspiracy theories and paranoia always seem, to me, to be dualistic but what I wa...
ABSTRACT Reason for Study To evaluate differences in the perception of threat by patients, with eith...
Abstract In this paper I investigate the topic of paranoid atmospheres. This subject is especially o...
Paranoia (often manifest as persecutory delusions) is a common symptom of psychosis, but is also see...
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article published in Psychological Medicine.Backgroun...
This study investigated the concept of paranoia using Q methodology. It was proposed that paranoia i...
PurposePersecutory delusions are a central psychotic experience, at the severe end of a paranoia spe...