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Definition of Paranoid schizophrenia
1. Noun. A form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner.
Exact synonyms: Paranoic Type Schizophrenia, Paraphrenia, Paraphrenic Schizophrenia
Generic synonyms: Dementia Praecox, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder, Schizophrenic Psychosis
Generic synonyms: Dementia Praecox, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder, Schizophrenic Psychosis
Definition of Paranoid schizophrenia
1. Noun. (medicine) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Paranoid schizophrenia
1. Schizophrenia characterised predominantly by delusions of persecution and megalomania. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paranoid Schizophrenia
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