title: Understanding delusions.
abstract: Delusion has always been a central topic for psychiatric research with regard to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and forensic relevance. The various theories and explanations for delusion formation are reviewed. The etiology, classification and management of delusions are briefly discussed. Recent advances in the field are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi - 834 006, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: Suprakash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhury