19. Expressing strong be combined The two clusters are • • considered appearing with beliefs that are sufficiently to hear or see contradicted by reality different to justify things that are or rational argument. keeping them not real (#20) Examples: bizarre – separated. and delusions (for example, “Delusions The cluster name hallucinations”. • the belief that others has been The cluster is too • are reading one’s shortened and the long as a mind), non-bizarre former name used descriptor. delusions (for example, in the examples. the mistaken belief that one is under police 19. Indications of surveillance), paranoia, experiencing Examples: suspicion, delusions. distrustfulness, expressing strong beliefs that are mentioning persecutory contradicted by reality thoughts, grandiosity or rational argument (for example, the (for example, the mistaken belief that belief that others are one is powerful or has a reading one’s mind, special relationship the mistaken belief with a famous person), that one is under mood-incongruent surveillance, delusions (for example, mentioning others are inserting persecutory thoughts, thoughts into one’s the mistaken belief mind) that one is powerful or has a special relationship with a famous person)
19. Expressing strong beliefs that are contradicted by reality or rational argument. Examples: bizarre delusions (for example, the belief that others are reading one’s mind), non-bizarre delusions (for example, the mistaken belief that one is under police surveillance), paranoia, suspicion, distrustfulness, mentioning persecutory thoughts, grandiosity (for example, the mistaken belief that one is powerful or has a special relationship with a famous person), mood-incongruent delusions (for example, others are inserting thoughts into one’s mind) • be combined with appearing to hear or see things that are not real (#20) – “Delusions and hallucinations”. • The cluster is too long as a descriptor. • The two clusters are considered sufficiently different to justify keeping them separated. • The cluster name has been shortened and the former name used in the examples. 19. Indications of experiencing delusions. Examples: expressing strong beliefs that are contradicted by reality or rational argument (for example, the belief that others are reading one’s mind, the mistaken belief that one is under surveillance, mentioning persecutory thoughts, the mistaken belief that one is powerful or has a special relationship with a famous person)