Talk:Persecutory delusion

Organized Stalking

The term persecutory delusions might be used to cover up the crime of organized stalking. The actions within the organized stalking menu are carefully chosen to discredit victims, to make them appear to be mentally ill. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.243.150.229 (talk) 09:14, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

True as that might be, how would you like to edit this article? (The talk page is for discussing the article, not the subject of the article). With friendly regards, Lova Falk talk 14:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

I have added a link under "see also" to gaslighting, it might be worth a mention in the start of the article also. Ravpibe (talk) 18:13, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Persecutory delusions and bullying

Suppose that an individual was heavily bullied in school, as a child and teenager. As an adult, out of school, the bullies are gone. Yet he still feels like he is being persecuted, and will invent an imaginary source of this bullying. I don't want to violate WP:NOR but there could well be a link between childhood/teenage bullying and persecutory delusions.--3 times 3 is 9 (talk) 23:05, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Persecutory delusions and B12 Deficiency

I don't know how to edit this page, but it would be helpful if this page contained information related to B12 deficiency as a documented cause of persecutory delusions along with hallucinations. I personally went through this also and it is a terrifying ordeal that can be potentially treated with B12. MANY doctors are not aware of this connection. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933817315729 -- 64.130.150.255 (talk) 12:52, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the source. I've incorporated it into the article! SpaceEconomist192 ✐ 16:12, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Persecutory delusion/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Pi.1415926535 (talk · contribs) 19:55, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Close to GA quality; placing on hold to allow improvements. My main concerns about the article relate to Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) (MEDRS). All cite numbers are from this revision.

• Cite 1 isn't a MEDRS, and doesn't actually indicate that "persecution complex" is synonymous with "persecutory delusion".

 Removed the entry; couldn't find anything in Google Scholar.

• Cites 9/17 are identical, and not MEDRS.

 Removed them and respective content for the 9th; couldn't find other source.

• Cites 10 and 16 are marginal for MEDRS - replace them with journal articles or other MEDRS if possible.

 Question: Unfortunately I only found a partial alternative source for 10, it would only cover this part, People with this delusion often live a more inactive life. Should I cite, leave it as it is or remove the content?

I would leave the text as is, but add the additional cite.

Y Done

• Cite 23 needs to be properly filled out with publisher/website (the name, not the partial url currently used), date, etc.

Y Done

• remarkably higher is vague - either give numbers (e.g. 26% higher) or remove "remarkably"

 Question: changed "remarkably" to "significantly" (source wording), does that work?

Sounds good.

• The first sentence under "Diagnosis" is a run-on sentence

Y Done

• it's → it is

Y Done

• him or her → them

Y Done

• If possible, add a sentence or two discussing how prevalent the condition is (e.g. 1 in 10,000)

Y Done, added that 70% of first case psychosis are persecutory delusions.

• In addition to those mentioned above, one other source (Freeman and Bebbington, currently #5) needs to be properly filled in/formated.

Y Done

• Standardize date format in citations - the article currently mixes dmy and yyyy-mm-dd.

Y Done

Overall

1. Well-written
2. Verifiable with no original research
3. Broad in its coverage
4. Neutral
5. Stable
6. Illustrated

@SpaceEconomist192: Good work. I made a few minor citation formatting copyedits, ready to pass now. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:58, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Article Issue: No Citations!

The introductory part of this article has no citations and reads almost like an editorial without them! This is a topic that should be easy for a citer to fix. Also: the caption below the first image needs a << year >> date and a << . >> period. 2600:8805:3D15:5100:5920:FFD:76B2:D040 (talk) 12:12, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

The lead section doesn't need citations for the most part, see MOS:LEADCITE for relevant information. If you pinpoint the sentences that you feel like that are likely to be challenge, citations may be repeated in the lead if deemed appropriate. The Blue Rider 12:37, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Please could you fix the grammatical errors you reinstated or should I try again? It’s okay to have a semantic preference but then you have to do the work…? A Miller (talk) 11:44, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

The article is a WP:GA, meaning its prose has already been reviewed for errors. Your edits aren’t fixing mistakes; rather, they personal preferences in phrasing. Additionally, you’re not just adjusting grammar—you’re altering the meaning of what constitutes a persecutory delusion. The Blue Rider 20:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)