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Gangstalking as a Persecutory Belief System

Gangstalking is characterized by researchers and clinicians as a form of persecutory delusion, frequently linked to delusional disorders and shared psychosis.

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How do forensic psychiatrists assess claims of gangstalking when evaluating criminal responsibility?

Forensic psychiatrists approach claims of “gangstalking” as clinical phenomena to be evaluated within standard forensic frameworks: careful history-taking, examination of mental state, collateral reco...

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Have criminal defendants used gangstalking claims as an insanity or mitigation defense, and with what results?

Criminal defendants have sometimes advanced beliefs consistent with “gangstalking” — claims of coordinated, widespread persecution — as part of their psychiatric picture or mitigation narrative, but e...