paraphrenia Meaning of "paraphrenia"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) 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

Usage(s):

  • He wrote somewhat more extensively about schizophrenia, which he called "paraphrenia.
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