- paranoid schizophrenia
- noun Date: 1940 schizophrenia characterized especially by persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations or by delusional jealousy
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paranoid schizophrenia
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paranoid schizophrenia — n schizophrenia characterized esp. by persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations or by delusional jealousy * * * [DSM IV] a type of schizophrenia characterized by preoccupation with one or more systematized delusions or with frequent… … Medical dictionary
paranoid schizophrenia — n. a chronic form of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations, grandiose delusions or delusions of persecution, etc. * * * … Universalium
paranoid schizophrenia — n. a chronic form of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations, grandiose delusions or delusions of persecution, etc … English World dictionary
paranoid schizophrenia — 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… … Useful english dictionary
paranoid schizophrenia — noun A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy … Wiktionary
paranoid schizophrenia — mental illness that combines schizophrenia with paranoia … English contemporary dictionary
paranoid schizophrenia — /pærənɔɪd skɪtsəˈfriniə/ (say paruhnoyd skitsuh freeneeuh) noun a form of schizophrenia characterised mainly by delusions of persecution or grandeur …
paranoid personality disorder — n a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of distrust and suspicion of others resulting in a tendency to attribute the motives of others to malevolence * * * [DSM IV] a personality disorder marked by a view of other people as… … Medical dictionary
paranoid schizophrenic — n an individual affected with paranoid schizophrenia … Medical dictionary
Schizophrenia — One of several brain diseases whose symptoms that may include loss of personality (flat affect), agitation, catatonia, confusion, psychosis, unusual behavior, and withdrawal. The illness usually begins in early adulthood. The causes of… … Medical dictionary
