Paraphrenic Schizophrenia (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Paraphrenic schizophrenia was difficult to diagnose as the patients seemed coherent and were well-presented most of the time.
- His episodes of anxiety became increasingly apparent to friends after the onset of paraphrenic schizophrenia.
- People diagnosed with paraphrenic schizophrenia have intact personalities unlike many of those diagnosed with the catatonic subtype.
- Since delusions varied among patients diagnosed with paraphrenic schizophrenia each person received distinct personalized therapy sessions.
- Most research now concur paraphrenic schizophrenia results from defects of internal organization more so than mental issues which contribute heavily in those labeled simple type schizophrenia.