Definition of Paranoid Schizophrenia
Description and Definition
Schizophrenia causes its victims to lose touch with reality. They often begin to hear, see, or feel things that aren't really there or become convinced of things that simply aren't true. In the paranoid form of this disorder, they develop the delusion that everything and everyone is out to get them. The first signs of paranoid schizophrenia usually surface between the ages of 15 and 34. There is no cure, but the disorder can be controlled with medications. Severe attacks may require hospitalization. The term schizophrenia comes from the Greek words schizo (split or divide) and phrenos (mind) and is best translated as "shattered mind".In the DSM-IV, paranoid schizophrenia is defined as:
A type of schizophrenia in which there are:
ยท Obsessions with one or more delusions or with frequent hallucinations related to a......
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