| paranoia | <psychiatry> A psychotic disorder marked by persistent delusions of persecution or delusional jealousy and behaviour like that of the paranoid personality, such as suspiciousness, mistrust and combativeness. It differs from paranoid schizophrenia, in which hallucinations or formal thought disorder are present, in that the delusions are logically consistent and that there are no other psychotic features. The designation in DSM III R is delusional (paranoid) disorders, with five types: persecutory, jealous, erotomanic, somatic and grandiose. Origin: Gr. Madness, delirium, from noein = to think (18 Nov 1997) |
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| paranoia originaria | A form occurring in children. Paranoia querulans, a morbid state characterised by discontent and the disposition to complain of imaginary slights. Synonym: litigious paranoia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| litigious paranoia | paranoia querulans |
| depression, involutional | Marked depression appearing in the involution period and characterised by hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and agitation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| involutional | Relating to involution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| involutional depression | Depression or psychosis first occurring in the involutional years (40 to 55 for women, 50 to 65 for men). (05 Mar 2000) |
| involutional melancholia | A depressive disorder of middle life, commonly associated with the climacteric. (05 Mar 2000) |
| involutional psychosis | An obsolete term for mental disturbance occurring during the menopause or later life. (05 Mar 2000) |