Personality Disorders Jun. 2014 | Page 15

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA

Paranoid schizophrenia is a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions of persecution or jealousy, including anger, anxiety and doubts. Unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and if delusions are not acted on may behave in an apparently normal way.

SYMPTOMS

Auditory hallucinations

Delusions

Anxiety

Anger

Emotional distance

Violence

Suicidal thoughts and behavior

Paranoid schizophrenia is a brain disorders in which genetics and environment play a role, yet the cause is unknown.