MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three Christian extremists shared a delusional disorder when they opened fire on police officers they perceived as “demons intent on killing them” on a rural Australian ...

Three Christian extremists shared a delusional disorder when they opened fire on police officers they perceived as "demons intent on killing them" on a rural Australian property three years ago, a ...

Delusional disorder refers to a condition in which an individual displays one or more delusions for one month or longer. Delusional disorder is distinct from schizophrenia and cannot be diagnosed if a ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has dedicated her career to solving the mysteries of psychosis. As a clinician, Sheffield, the Jack Martin, MD ...

Key points Delusional disorder can be hard to detect because the pathology is encapsulated and the person may seem very stable. If someone's delusion becomes believed by others and affects their ...

Coroner says Australian extremists who killed police officers had shared delusional disorder MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three Christian extremists shared a delusional disorder when they opened fire ...