Are delusions in schizophrenia beliefs? An empirical study on the degree of cognitive, behavioural and affective circumscription of delusional experience. Ghent University
Although it is common to describe delusions in schizophrenia as 'false beliefs', one of the recent
key questions centers around their so-called 'doxastic' status, i.e., whether or not delusions should
be seen as belief-like in nature. In order to decide this issue, in this study, we aim to empirically
investigate the (non-)doxastic nature of delusional experience in patients diagnosed with a
schizophrenic disorder. ...