Cognitive Insight as the Differentiating Feature of Psychosis and Anxiety

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* Corresponding Author: Abbas Ramezani Farani, PhD. Address: Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: 66506853 E-mail: [email protected] Objective: Cognitive theories and research have focused on the relationship between emotions, particularly anxiety, and the positive symptoms of psychosis. The aim of this study, based on Beck’s cognitive theory, was to compare dysfunctional attitudes and cognitive insight between patients with anxiety disorders and those with delusion.