paranoid schizophrenia
Delusional mental disorder
Paranoid schizophrenia is a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by prominent delusions and auditory hallucinations, typically with themes of persecution or grandiosity.
The person may believe others are conspiring against them or that they possess special powers.
Unlike other forms, cognitive function and emotional expression often remain relatively intact.
Though this classification has been phased out of some diagnostic systems, the term persists in common usage: He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in his twenties.
Firmly held false beliefs
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- mistrustLack of faith
auditory hallucinations · voices · thought disorder · flat affect · hypervigilance · distrust · anxiety · fear
Mental health medicine
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- differential diagnosisSystematic comparison of possible conditions
assessment · onset · prodromal · comorbidity · psychopathology · prognosis · family history · early signs
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
cognitive behavioral therapy · psychotherapy · hospitalization · psychiatric care · case management · rehabilitation · psychoeducation · support groups
Reward-linked neural messenger
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- brain chemistryBrain's chemical signaling processes
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
genetics · serotonin · glutamate · neural pathways · cognitive deficit · neuroplasticity · biomarker · ventricles
Complete separation from others
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- reality distortionAltering perceived truth
fragmentation · alienation · loss of self · disconnection · suffering · insight · coping · resilience
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- social exclusionDenial of societal participation
marginalization · labeling · shame · ostracism · taboo · myth · media portrayal · advocacy
delusions
Firmly held false beliefs
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
mistrust · auditory hallucinations · voices · thought disorder · flat affect · hypervigilance · distrust · anxiety · fear · withdrawal
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
differential diagnosis · assessment · onset · prodromal · comorbidity · psychopathology · prognosis · family history · early signs · chronic
antipsychotics
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
therapy · cognitive behavioral therapy · psychotherapy · hospitalization · psychiatric care · case management · rehabilitation · psychoeducation · support groups · outpatient
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- brain chemistryBrain's chemical signaling processes
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
neuroimaging · genetics · serotonin · glutamate · neural pathways · cognitive deficit · neuroplasticity · biomarker · ventricles · gray matter
isolation
Complete separation from others
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
reality distortion · fragmentation · alienation · loss of self · disconnection · suffering · insight · coping · resilience · lived experience
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
social exclusion · marginalization · labeling · shame · ostracism · taboo · myth · media portrayal · advocacy · awareness
- psychosishallucinations, psychosis, delusions, delusion, hallucination
paranoid schizophrenialucidity
Clearness of mind
clear-headedness · groundedness · rational thought · sound judgment
paranoid, schizophrenia, paranoia, paranoiac, schizophrenic, schizoid, schizo