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PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
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DEFINITION

The principal characteristic of this subtype of schizophrenia is the clear presence of delirious ideas or auditory hallucinations, preserving the mental and affective capacities.

Fundamentally the delirious ideas are of pursuit, of nobility or both, although also it can present itself with another subject-matter as jealousy, piety... It is habitual that the hallucinations are related to the topic of the frenzy in question. The most frequent thing is that the subject suffers from delirious conceptions of damage, in which the auditory hallucinations are included. Normally, the voices have a tone of criticism, threat or reproach. The exception in these cases is the mystical - erotic frenzy, in which the hallucination takes a completely opposite tone.

SYMPTOMS

The associate symptoms are an anxiety, anger, shyness and tendency to discuss. The subject can show condescensions, lacking in naturalness or extreme vehemence in the interpersonal relations. (Suicides) can provoke the persecutory topics in the subject aggressive conducts towards himself or towards the others.

Some studies suggest that the prognosis of this subtype of schizophrenia is greatly better as for the labor life and the aptitude to live of independent form.

DIAGNOSIS

Two criteria for the diagnosis:

  1. Worry for one or more delirious ideas or frequent auditory hallucinations.
  2. There is neither disorganized language, nor catatonic or disorganized behavior, nor smoothed or inappropriate affectivity.
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Writing: Medical equipment   Update: June, 2009


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