The Lived Experience of Paranoia: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
Angela Muscettola, Giulia Drusiani, Martina Desenzani, Ludovico Belluardo, Giovanni Antonio De Bellis, Lisa Bortolotti, Chiara Montemitro, Andrea Escelsior, Luigi Zerbinati, Tommaso Toffanin, Rosangela Caruso, Maria Giulia Nanni, Luigi Grassi, Martino Belvederi Murri · 2026
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Angela Muscettola and thirteen co-authors gather first person accounts of paranoia, from mild mistrust to fixed beliefs of persecution. Their 2026 review draws on 36 studies that used interviews and other first person methods, drawn from six databases. The team sorted the studies into core cases, where paranoia sat at the center, and side cases, where it formed part of a wider picture.
Three broad themes came out of the accounts. People described a slide from watchfulness toward a world that felt set against them, a self marked by shame and past harm, and efforts to win back safety and meaning. Mild accounts stayed local and open to doubt, while severe ones felt total and body deep. The authors urge clinicians to ask what a belief means to the person, not just whether it is true.
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| CREATOR | Angela Muscettola, Giulia Drusiani, Martina Desenzani, Ludovico Belluardo, Giovanni Antonio De Bellis, Lisa Bortolotti, Chiara Montemitro, Andrea Escelsior, Luigi Zerbinati, Tommaso Toffanin, Rosangela Caruso, Maria Giulia Nanni, Luigi Grassi, Martino Belvederi Murri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |