Persecutory Delusion
A delusion is a fixed and false belief maintained despite contrary evidence, it is a type of thought disorder.
A persecutory delusion is a fixed and false belief that the person (or someone to whom the person is close) is being malevolently treated in some way.
The American Psychiatric Association defines a persecutory delusion:
From the APA: “Persecutory Type: delusions that the person (or someone to whom the person is close) is being malevolently treated in some way.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000)
The American Psychiatric Association describes a shared (induced) delusional disorder,
From the APA: “Usually the primary case in Shared Psychotic Disorder is dominant in the relationship and gradually imposes the delusional system on the more passive and initially healthy second person… Although most commonly seen in relationships of only two people, Shared Psychotic Disorder can occur in larger number of individuals, especially in family situations in which the parent is the primary case and the children, sometimes to varying degrees, adopt the parent’s delusional beliefs.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000)
Craig Childress, Psy.
Clinical Psychologist,
WA 61538481 – CA 18857
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