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Paranoia
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Paranoid psychosis is a type of psychosis in which the psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations) are mostly organized around the coherent theme of persecution or grandiosity. It is often associated with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia. However, having acquired brain dysfunction (whether from TBI, dementia, or other causes) also increases the likelihood of developing a psychotic episode including paranoid psychosis.
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Newman, P. (2018). Paranoid Psychosis. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_2082
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