Posted by agencypanic on January 29, 2003, at 11:08:50
In reply to Re: schizoaffective vs psychotic depression » agencypanic, posted by xjs7 on January 29, 2003, at 0:58:52
> Paranoid personality disorder is a condition in which someone thinks that others are "out to get" him or her. Usually the paranoia is non-bizarre, so someone with PPD would not have classic schizophrenic delusions, such as thinking that an implant in one's brain is sending the person messages. Instead, the paranoia would be limited to a vague "they are talking about me" or "they are plotting against me" type of thinking. Antipsychotic meds sometimes can reduce the paranoia, but many patients do not require them.
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> Paranoid schizophrenia is a severe biological brain illness in which psychosis takes the form of severe paranoia. Delusions are present and often bizarre. So, the person with paranoid schizophrenia would think that there is an alien implant in his or her brain causing the person to hear "voices." Delusions of reference are also common, in which the person might think that people on TV are talking about him or her. The person with this illness hears voices, unlike the person with PPD.
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> The treatment for all forms of schizophrenia is, of course, the antipsychotic meds. A good book about schizophrenia is "Surviving Schizophrenia" by E. Fuller Torrey. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn about this condition. Therapy is supposed to be of some value but I have never tried it myself.
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> xjs7Thank you for your reply and reading suggestion. I'll look for it.
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