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Schizophrenia - paranoid type - Overview

Alternative Names

Paranoid schizophrenia

Definition of Schizophrenia - paranoid type:

Paranoid schizophrenia involves feelings of being persecuted or plotted against.

See also:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/6/2008
  • Christos Ballas, MD, Attending Psychiatrist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Addington D, Bouchard RH, Goldberg J, Honer B, Malla A, Norman R, Tempier R. Clinical practice guidelines: treatment of schizophrenia. Can J Psychiatry, 2005;50:7s-57s.

International early psychosis association writing group. International clinical practice guidelines for early psychosis. Br J Psychiatry, 2005;187:s120-s124.
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