Definition
Paranoia is a mental disorder characterized by a lucid delirium; despite having a distorted perception of reality, in fact, the paranoid subject maintains a very coherent logic of thought. Moreover, paranoid delusions do not affect the intellectual faculties, they concern realistic situations and their content does not tend to be bizarre. For these reasons, this event can go unnoticed in its early stages.
The most typical form of paranoia is the delusion of persecution: the patient is convinced that some people want to damage him and, based on this principle, he distorts any event, even the most insignificant one.
Paranoia can also occur in other ways, such as, for example, in the case of mystical delirium or megalomania. Some of these forms can alternate within the same clinical picture.
Paranoia manifests itself in chronic psychoses, such as bipolar disorder, and can occur in some forms of schizophrenia. In the context of these medical-psychiatric pictures, paranoid reactions can: regress, not suffer deterioration, become chronic or progressively progress.
Paranoia can also be induced by other conditions, such as the intake of stimulants, such as cocaine and amphetamines.
Possible Causes * of Paranoia
- Bipolar disorder
- Hypochondria
- Schizophrenia
