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  1. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesParanoia and belief updating during a crisis - PMC

    Tonic belief updating parameters showed a paranoia group effect (ω3: F (1, 593) =19.31, p=1.32E-5, η p2 =0.032), and a significant block by paranoia interaction (ω2: F (1, 593) =5.446, p=0.02, η p2 =0.009). High paranoia subjects were slower to update their volatility and reinforcement beliefs.

    • Praveen Suthaharan, Erin J Reed, Pantelis Leptourgos, Joshua Kenney, Stefan Uddenberg, Christoph D M...
    • 10.21203/rs.3.rs-145987/v1
    • 2021
    • Version 1. Res Sq. Preprint. 2021 Jan 18.

  2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogWhy Are We So Afraid of the COVID-19 Virus? - Psychology Today

    Mar 6, 2020 · Why have we been so gripped with increased anxiety, fears, paranoia, and worry over the COVID-19 virus? Yes, it is important to pay attention to the health effects of a pandemic, but as a...

  3. www.nature.com › articles › s41537/022/00222-2Facing the pandemic and lockdown: an insight on mental health ...

    Mar 15, 2022 · Another study found that the presence of hallucinations and paranoia was observed only in people with negative affect (fear of COVID-19) and low political trust, the exposure to...

  4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesExplaining paranoia: cognitive and social processes in the ...

    Nov 9, 2023 · Paranoia—incorrectly thinking that others are deliberating trying to harm you—causes distress, undermines social interactions and leads to withdrawal. It presents across multiple psychiatric diagnoses. Objective. The primary aim was to determine the extent that cognitive and social processes may explain paranoia.

    • Daniel Freeman, Bao Sheng Loe
    • BMJ Ment Health. 2023; 26(1): e300880.
    • 10.1136/bmjment-2023-300880
    • 2023

  5. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 34316049Paranoia and belief updating during the COVID-19 crisis

    Here, we show that the initial phase of the pandemic in 2020 increased individuals' paranoia and made their belief updating more erratic. A proactive lockdown made people's belief updating less capricious. However, state-mandated mask-wearing increased paranoia and induced more erratic behaviour.

    • Praveen Suthaharan, Erin J. Reed, Pantelis Leptourgos, Joshua G. Kenney, Stefan Uddenberg, Christoph...
    • 2021

  6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articles"COVID-19 spreads round the planet, and so do paranoid ...

    Oct 12, 2021 · In addition, experts by experience could advise public health campaigns and policy makers around strategies for reducing paranoia and suspiciousness associated with vaccinations and general COVID-19 health measures.

  7. www.hopkinsmedicine.org › health › conditions-andCOVID Depression and Anxiety | Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Feb 14, 2022 · Here is some useful insight from neuropsychologist Tracy Vannorsdall, Ph.D., who talks about the impact of the coronavirus and the pandemic on anxiety and depression, what to look for and what kinds of therapy may be available to help you or someone you care about.