Paranoid schizophrenia is one of several types of schizophrenia. Like all other types of schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia is also life long. The disorder has many features of paranoia. The typical clinical features of paranoid schizophrenia are having false beliefs (delusion) and hearing things that others cannot hear (auditory hallucinations).
Unlike other types of schizophrenia, the prognosis for paranoid type is better. Even though these individuals have disordered thoughts and abnormal thinking, they are better able to function in life than other subtypes of schizophrenia. Overall, individuals with paranoid schizophrenia generally tend to have more of the positive rather than the negative symptoms. These positive symptoms include presence of unusual persecutory thoughts and delusions. Unlike the other subtypes of schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenics do not develop too many memory or concentration problems. However, it should be remembered that paranoid schizophrenia is still a serious long-term illness that has an increased risk of suicide.
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