paranoid schizophrenia

1. A type of schizophrenia characterized by delusions of grandeur, paranoia, hallucinations, jealousy, hostility, aggressiveness, unfocused anxiety, argumentativeness, and, in severe cases, detachment from reality to the point of autism (see also autism).

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Naveed, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was "psychotic", and her mental health had "deteriorated" in the days before the attack, the court heard.

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Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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Clara White said because her brother developed paranoid schizophrenia while in custody, he was moved between 16 different prisons and was not given the chance to complete such a course.

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She said the stabbing could have been prevented if her son's paranoid schizophrenia had been taken more seriously.

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A mum with paranoid schizophrenia who killed her six-year-old son while believing she was being "instructed by a demonic force" has been given an indefinite hospital order.

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