paranoid schizophrenia
noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature
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In his first entry, McCloud shared that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia.
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Bobby Carter, NPR, 12 May 2026
In 2005, Duree was convicted of armed robbery, and was later was diagnosed as suffering from chronic paranoid schizophrenia, spending time at Napa State Hospital and Metropolitan State Hospital in Los Angeles County.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Palmer turned Amazing Stories into an organ promoting eccentric theories of a hollow earth where malevolent creatures ruled, a claim promulgated by Richard Sharpe Shaver, a fan of the magazine who was also institutionalized due to paranoid schizophrenia.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Sheila, a successful model who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was found dead holding the murder weapon.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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Bobby Carter, NPR, 12 May 2026
In 2005, Duree was convicted of armed robbery, and was later was diagnosed as suffering from chronic paranoid schizophrenia, spending time at Napa State Hospital and Metropolitan State Hospital in Los Angeles County.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Palmer turned Amazing Stories into an organ promoting eccentric theories of a hollow earth where malevolent creatures ruled, a claim promulgated by Richard Sharpe Shaver, a fan of the magazine who was also institutionalized due to paranoid schizophrenia.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Sheila, a successful model who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was found dead holding the murder weapon.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Paranoid schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranoid%20schizophrenia. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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