How the Cognitive Science of Belief Can Transform the Study of Mental Health

JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 1;80(1):8-9. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3611.

Authors

Eric Mandelbaum¹, Nicolas Porot²

Affiliations

¹ The Graduate Center and Baruch College, CUNY, New York, New York.
² Africa Institute for Research in Economics and Social Sciences, UM6P, Rabat, Morocco.

PMID: 36350609
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3611

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint highlights how new insights into belief acquisition, storage, and change can transform our understanding of psychiatric disorders.

MeSH terms

Cognitive Science
Humans
Mental Disorders* / diagnosis
Mental Disorders* / psychology
Mental Disorders* / therapy
Mental Health*
Religion and Psychology