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Meaning of PARAPHRENIA

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 Definition: [n]  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 presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
 
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 Synonyms: paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia
 
 See Also: dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis

 

 

 

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