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Meaning of PARAPHRENIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
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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
,
paraphrenia
See Also:
dementia praecox
,
schizophrenia
,
schizophrenic disorder
,
schizophrenic psychosis
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