Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
paranoid schizophrenia
[ par-uh-noid skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh ]
Subclass of:
Schizophrenia
Definitions related to paranoid schizophrenia:
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Psychotic behavior accompanied simultaneously by persecutory or grandiose delusions (paranoia) and hallucinations (schizophrenia); delusional jealousy may be present.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(schizophrenia, paranoid) A chronic form of schizophrenia characterized primarily by the presence of persecutory or grandiose delusions, often associated with hallucination.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(paranoid type schizophrenia) A subtype of schizophrenia characterized by prominent delusions (typically persecutory or grandiose) or hallucinations in the context of a relative preservation of cognitive functioning and affect.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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