[Skip to content]

Listen to our site| Site map| Switch to text only| Change the screen width| print friendly| Larger text| Normal text| Smaller text|
.

Delusions

Delusions are fixed, false beliefs, for example that someone is listening to your phone calls or trying to kill you.

What causes delusions?

 

Delusions are usually diagnosed as one of the symptoms of psychotic disorders such as dementia, manic depression, schizophrenia and substance abuse, as well as with some personality disorders.

 

Written in 2003 

 

Donate to the Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation relies on donations to continue helping thousands of people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.

If you have found this information useful and would like to make a donation to enable us to help more people please go to our donation page