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Persecutory beliefs refers to a delusion(s) in which the central theme is that the individual (or someone to whom they are close) is being attacked, harassed, cheated, persecuted, or conspired against.

 

You can review more definitions in our glossary of mental health terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

1. Michail et al (2009) Social anxiety disorder in first episode psychosis: incidence, phenomenology and relationship with paranoia British Journal of Psychiatry 

       Available from: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/195/3/234.full.print (accessed on 10/05/2016)