PARAPHRENIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
\pˌaɹəfɹˈɛnɪk skˌɪtsəfɹˈiːni͡ə], \pˌaɹəfɹˈɛnɪk skˌɪtsəfɹˈiːniə], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_f_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_k s_k_ˌɪ_t_s_ə_f_ɹ_ˈiː_n_iə]\
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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
By Princeton University
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