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Paranoid schizophrenia

Paranoid schizophrenia

Overview

The paranoid type of schizophrenia is dominated by delusions and/or auditory hallucinations.

Review Date 7/7/2019

Updated by: Ryan James Kimmel, MD, Medical Director of Hospital Psychiatry at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.