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| − | '''Paranoid personality disorder''' is a mental condition | + | According the [[Cleveland Clinic]], '''Paranoid personality disorder''' (PPD) is a mental health condition marked by a pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious. People with PPD are always on guard, believing that others are constantly trying to demean, harm or threaten them.<ref>[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9784-paranoid-personality-disorder Paranoid personality disorder], Cleveland Clinic</ref> |
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| + | It can be caused by [[psychosis]] or by certain [[drugs]]. | ||
Individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and persecutory delusional disorder experience what is known as persecutory delusions: an irrational, yet unshakable, belief that someone is plotting against them. Paranoid beliefs are prevalent in many individuals and are often the cause of disputes between individuals and society. | Individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and persecutory delusional disorder experience what is known as persecutory delusions: an irrational, yet unshakable, belief that someone is plotting against them. Paranoid beliefs are prevalent in many individuals and are often the cause of disputes between individuals and society. | ||
Revision as of 18:17, November 6, 2023
According the Cleveland Clinic, Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental health condition marked by a pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious. People with PPD are always on guard, believing that others are constantly trying to demean, harm or threaten them.[1]
It can be caused by psychosis or by certain drugs.
Individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and persecutory delusional disorder experience what is known as persecutory delusions: an irrational, yet unshakable, belief that someone is plotting against them. Paranoid beliefs are prevalent in many individuals and are often the cause of disputes between individuals and society.
Outside of paranoia caused solely by psychiatric illnesses, the most common cause of paranoia is the use of illegal drugs such as cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine. All of these narcotics cause harm which can lead to paranoia, or in turn cause psychiatric illnesses that then lead to the sufferer experiencing paranoia.[2] As with other mental problems, paranoia may be treated by the sufferer recognizing the problem and seeking medical assistance. Treatment can be difficult as the patient often does not trust the caretaker.
Claude Steiner wrote:
- Traditionally, psychiatry has dealt with paranoid ideation by further discounting its validity. In my experience, effective therapy encourages the expression of people's paranoid fantasies and seeks their possible, even if only partial validation by willingly searching for the grain of truth in them. Mindlessness, the alienation from our mind is best treated by replacing lies and discounts with truthfulness. [1]
Mass Paranoia
Paranoid delusions may be shared by individuals such as within political movements, social groups and national groups. This is known as mass paranoia where the group irrationally believes it is the victim of a conspiracy aimed at its destruction.