Delusional thinking: a thought or affective disorder? A paradigm for working through delusional thinking in psychotherapy.
A paradigm for treating delusional beliefs is offered here. Certain delusional beliefs are analyzed as the result of an underlying affective disorder that masquerades as a thought problem. Through clinical illustration the author demonstrates that the psychotherapist can access the very heart of a delusion and restructure it by focusing on the affective origins of the delusion.
Malancharuvil
Joseph M
JM
American Academy of Clinical Psychology, USA. jmalanchar@aol.com
D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy