Symptoms Paranoid Schizophrenic
Paranoid schizophrenia
Symptoms
People with paranoid schizophrenia may have mistaken beliefs (delusions) that one or more people are plotting against them or their loved ones. It is difficult or impossible for others to convince them that they are not the target of a plot. People with this condition may spend a lot of time thinking about how to protect themselves from the person or people they believe are trying to harm them.
Other symptoms include:
- Becoming socially isolated
- Feeling...
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Schizophrenia: paranoid type
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Schizophrenia: paranoid type
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Schizophrenia: paranoid type
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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