A shipping clerk begins to think he’s been given a secret task of geopolitical significance. A government employee believes that descriptions of a certain actor in the newspaper are actually about her ...

Listen to the radio, watch the news or log on to social media, and it won't be long until you encounter some crazy new delusion (you can probably think of one or two off the top of your head). Yet ...

Around the year 1400, the French king Charles VI began to exhibit a number of disturbing behaviors that eventually earned him the nickname "Charles the Mad." Among these behaviors, he refused to let ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be ‘living out’ a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a ‘radically different perspective’ on one of the most ...

A new study suggests AI chatbots may do more than spread misinformation — they can actively strengthen a user’s false beliefs. Because conversational AI often validates and builds on what users say, ...

You know the cameras are everywhere, watching your every move. They are embedded in street lights and often confused with doorbell cameras. In the walls, lights, cars and every public space. You just ...

Erotomania, also known as De Clérambault’s syndrome, is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by a delusional belief that another person, often of higher social status or celebrity status, is in ...