Indications for further researchThe

Indications for further research
The model indicates many research paths. What are the newer directions it highlights?
Exploration of the variety and types of explanations that clients have available for the experiences their persecutory beliefs are intended to explain will clearly be of interest.The types of internal and external events that contribute to delusion development remain to be determined empirically. The model allows for events that may be negative,neutral, or even positive to be incorporated into the delusion. Investigation of direct roles for emotion in delusion development is needed, bringing the study of neurosis and psychosis closer together (see Freeman & Garety, in press). Detailed study of how
disconfirmatory evidence is discarded would be valuable. Further study of the content