paranoid schizophrenia

noun

: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature

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He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia but refused to take the medication that eased his delusional thoughts. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 After his arrest, Loughner was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024 According to The Guardian, Massey's daughter has said her mother had been previously diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 July 2024 Roosevelt kept order until police arrived and arrested Schrank, who was later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and committed to an institution for the criminally insane until his death in 1943. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for paranoid schizophrenia 

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1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paranoid schizophrenia was in 1940

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“Paranoid schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranoid%20schizophrenia. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

paranoid schizophrenia

noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature

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