about persecution. Similarly, in a series of case studies, delusions of guilt and punishment were found in Austrian patients with Parkinson's disease being treated with l-dopa, a dopamine agonist.

Pathophysiology

The two-factor model of delusions posits that dysfunction in both belief formation systems and belief evaluation systems are necessary for delusions. Neuroimaging studies support the view that dysfunction in evaluations systems is localized

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