Paranoid Disorders
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation.

29 Sep 2009 People experiencing sensory deprivation often report perceptual disturbances such as hallucinations, especially over extended periods of time. However, there is little evidence concerning short-term sensory deprivation and whether its effects differ ... Read more...

Understanding the relationships between self-esteem, experiential avoidance, and paranoia: structural equation modelling and experience sampling studies.

30 Aug 2009 Hypothesized relationships between experiential avoidance (EA), self-esteem, and paranoia were tested using structural equation modeling in a sample of student participants (N = 427). EA in everyday life was also investigated using the Experience ... Read more...

Routes to psychotic symptoms: trauma, anxiety and psychosis-like experiences.

20 Aug 2009 A social factor that has gained recent attention in understanding psychosis is trauma. In the current study the association of a history of trauma with persecutory ideation and verbal hallucinations was tested in the general public. Further, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Paranoid Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation. 29 Sep 2009
• Understanding the relationships between self-esteem, experiential avoidance, and paranoia: structural equation modelling and experience sampling studies. 30 Aug 2009
• Paranoia strikes deep. 30 Aug 2009
• Routes to psychotic symptoms: trauma, anxiety and psychosis-like experiences. 20 Aug 2009
• Longing for the disappointing object and dreading its return. 30 Jul 2009
• The normalization of paranoia. 29 Jun 2009
• Perceptions of paranoid thoughts in a nonclinical group of college students. 30 May 2009
• The persecution and deservedness scale. 5 May 2009
• [Polymorphic mental disorders in the course of Lyme borreliosis--case study] 29 Apr 2009
• Appraisals of intentional actions from three perspectives: Do they relate to paranoia. 29 Apr 2009
• Mechanisms underlying aggressive and hostile behavior in amphetamine users. 29 Apr 2009
• Chantix-induced mental status changes in a young healthy female. 29 Apr 2009
• Cholinesterase inhibitors reduce aggression, wandering, and paranoia in Alzheimer disease. 30 Mar 2009
• Confirmation of a four-factor structure of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire among undergraduate students. 8 Mar 2009
• Psychotic and behavioural symptoms in a population-based sample of the very elderly subjects. 6 Mar 2009
• Delusions of reference: a new theoretical model. 27 Feb 2009
• Attributional biases in paranoia: the development and validation of the Achievement and Relationships Attributions Task (ARAT). 27 Feb 2009
• Caffeine-induced psychosis. 27 Feb 2009
• Psychopathology in twins: ancient case study. 27 Feb 2009
• [Hallucinosis using lamotrigine] 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Paranoid Disorders'

Definition: Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system (persecutory delusions or delusions of jealousy), accompanied by preservation of clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behavior are consistent with the delusional state.

Descriptor UI: D010259

Alternative terms: Paranoid Disorders; Disorder, Paranoid; Disorders, Paranoid; Paranoid Disorder; Psychoses, Paranoid; Paranoid Psychoses; Paranoia; Paranoias;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.700.450;

Online Note: use PARANOID DISORDERS to search PARANOIA 1966-80

History Note: 81; was PARANOIA 1963-80