paranoid schizophrenia

noun

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of paranoid schizophrenia

: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature

Recent Examples of paranoid schizophrenia from the Web

Saycon, who the lawsuit asserted was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in his early 20s, did not point the pocket knife at the customer, nor did the customer feel threatened, the court filing alleged.

— chris fuchs /, NBC News, "City of Long Beach settles lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot by police," 6 Apr. 2018
Court records show Bagley has a history of mental illness and has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, the publication reported.

— don sweeney, sacbee, "A week after saying he saw ‘dead people,’ released prisoner killed a man, Arizona cops say | The Sacramento Bee," 4 Apr. 2018
At her trial, psychiatrists said Repunte suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.

— aamer madhani, USA TODAY, "YouTube shooting: It is rare that women are the ones pulling the trigger in active shooting incidents," 3 Apr. 2018
As sadness descended into psychosis, she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

— jenny gold, Washington Post, "Her Sister’s Keeper: Caring For A Sibling With Mental Illness," 7 Mar. 2018
Perkins was an outspoken critic of law enforcement agencies after his brother, a 31-year-old unarmed black man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer at Red Arrow Park in 2014.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Former Milwaukee County transit manager says she was ordered to lie to Dontre Hamilton's brother about job," 2 Feb. 2018
Hugh Barry was acquitted of all charges in the 2016 fatal shooting of Deborah Danner, a 66-year-old woman with paranoid schizophrenia.

— zolan kanno-youngs, WSJ, "Police Have a New Tool in Their Arsenal: Mental-Health Professionals," 9 Mar. 2018
The mother said her older daughter, who made threats to kill her and her younger daughter, had not taken her medications for bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia.

— jeff piorkowski/special to cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Drunk man found asleep at the wheel, his car on tree lawn: Cleveland Heights police blotter," 9 Mar. 2018
As sadness descended into psychosis, she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

— jenny gold, Washington Post, "Her Sister’s Keeper: Caring For A Sibling With Mental Illness," 7 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of paranoid schizophrenia

1940

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