paraphrenia

paraphrenia
para·phre·nia -'frē-nē-ə n
1) the group of paranoid disorders
2) any of the paranoid disorders also SCHIZOPHRENIA

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n.
a mental disorder characterized by systematic delusion and prominent hallucination but without any other marked symptoms of mental illness. The only loss of contact with reality is in areas affected by the delusions and hallucinations. It is typically seen in the elderly and deaf. Some sufferers, if followed up over a period of years, eventually show other symptoms of schizophrenia. It is therefore debatable whether paraphrenia constitutes a separate entity.

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para·phre·nia (par″ə-freґne-ə) [para- + phren- + -ia] 1. a term which has been used to denote a condition lying midway between paranoia and schizophrenia, in which there are fantastic, absurd, well-systematized delusions without severe personality deterioration. 2. periphrenitis.

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