"Delusions that the person (or someone to whom the person is close) is being malevolently treated in some way"

Also: paranoia

• Conspiracy Theory DVD Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts 1997

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision.  Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association

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