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[[DelusionsDelusion]] s (''délire'') are usually defined in [[psychiatry]] as firmly held, incorrigible false [[belief]]s, inconsistent with the information available and with the beliefs of the subject's social group.<ref>see American Psychiatric Association, 1987: 395; Hughes, 1981: 206</ref>
Delusions are the central clinical feature of [[paranoia]], and can range from single ideas to complex networks of beliefs (called delusional systems).
