Associations to the word «Paraphrenia»
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Wiktionary
PARAPHRENIA, noun. Any of a group of psychotic illnesses involving delusions, distinct from paranoia and schizophrenia.
Dictionary definition
PARAPHRENIA, noun. 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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