Towards an Integrative, Interdisciplinary, and Multidimensional Approach to Curbing Epistemically Suspect Beliefs: A Commentary on Bronstein et al. (2026)
Abstract
In this commentary, we endorse the recent call by Bronstein et al. (2026) to open a polyphonic debate and bring clinical psychology into the dialogue on the nature, causes, and consequences of epistemically suspect beliefs. We concur with the authors’ call for creating an integrative approach that would triangulate findings across different disciplines in a much-needed attempt to harmonise knowledge about individual, situational, and structural factors that contribute to the endorsement of epistemically suspect beliefs. Using economic anxiety as a model case, we then show how the integration of clinical insights could inform innovative, cost-effective, and scalable intervention programmes. Finally, we call for careful consideration of the risks associated with incorporating the clinical perspective, particularly the potential pathologisation of epistemically suspect beliefs and stigmatisation of those who endorse them, as well as the need to carefully distinguish delusions from ill-informed beliefs and rational suspicions.
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BibTeX
@misc{adamus2026towards,
title = {{Towards an Integrative, Interdisciplinary, and Multidimensional Approach to Curbing Epistemically Suspect Beliefs: A Commentary on Bronstein et al. (2026)}},
author = {Magdalena Adamus and Jais Adam-Troian and Maria Chayinska},
howpublished = {PsyArXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.31234/osf.io/w6phu_v1},
url = {https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w6phu_v1/},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Towards an Integrative, Interdisciplinary, and Multidimensional Approach to Curbing Epistemically Suspect Beliefs: A Commentary on Bronstein et al. (2026)
AU - Magdalena Adamus
AU - Jais Adam-Troian
AU - Maria Chayinska
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/24
PB - PsyArXiv
DO - 10.31234/osf.io/w6phu_v1
UR - https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w6phu_v1/
AB - In this commentary, we endorse the recent call by Bronstein et al. (2026) to open a polyphonic debate and bring clinical psychology into the dialogue on the nature, causes, and consequences of epistemically suspect beliefs. We concur with the authors’ call for creating an integrative approach that would triangulate findings across different disciplines in a much-needed attempt to harmonise knowledge about individual, situational, and structural factors that contribute to the endorsement of epistemically suspect beliefs. Using economic anxiety as a model case, we then show how the integration of clinical insights could inform innovative, cost-effective, and scalable intervention programmes. Finally, we call for careful consideration of the risks associated with incorporating the clinical perspective, particularly the potential pathologisation of epistemically suspect beliefs and stigmatisation of those who endorse them, as well as the need to carefully distinguish delusions from ill-informed beliefs and rational suspicions.
ER -