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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Sheila, a successful model who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was found dead holding the murder weapon.
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
As portrayed by Stephen Graham, Douglas was a World War II veteran and blue-collar worker who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia late in his adult life.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Based on a true story — well, kinda — A Beautiful Mind starred Russell Crowe as John Nash, a brilliant but troubled mathematics genius whose paranoid schizophrenia risks destroying him.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Reinking has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
As portrayed by Stephen Graham, Douglas was a World War II veteran and blue-collar worker who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia late in his adult life.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Based on a true story — well, kinda — A Beautiful Mind starred Russell Crowe as John Nash, a brilliant but troubled mathematics genius whose paranoid schizophrenia risks destroying him.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Reinking has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Paranoid schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranoid%20schizophrenia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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