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paraphrenic schizophrenia

paraphrenic schizophrenia

9.9
A mental illness with long-lasting false beliefs while people still manage daily life
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˈfrɛnɪk ˌskɪtsəˈfrɛnɪə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : esquizofrenia parafrénica
  • Doctors noted that her paraphrenic schizophrenia was characterized by elaborate delusions but little impairment in outward appearance.

Examples

  • Despite experiencing paraphrenic schizophrenia, he was able to maintain steady employment and social relationships.

  • The treatment approach for paraphrenic schizophrenia often differs due to patients' relatively preserved social functioning.

  • He was diagnosed with paraphrenic schizophrenia last year.

  • Paraphrenic schizophrenia can be challenging.

  • Despite experiencing paraphrenic schizophrenia, he was able to maintain steady employment and social relationships.

  • Doctors noted that her paraphrenic schizophrenia was characterized by elaborate delusions but little impairment in outward appearance.

  • The treatment approach for paraphrenic schizophrenia often differs due to patients' relatively preserved social functioning.

Synonyms

schizophrenia
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
67 8.7

A serious mental illness that makes people lose touch with reality, for example hearing things that are not real

is a narrower subtype highlighting persistent delusions and preserved function
paranoid schizophrenia
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
4 8.0

A serious mental illness with strong false beliefs of being threatened or being very important

stresses persistent delusions with social presence rather than withdrawal
schizophrenic disorder
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A serious mental illness that makes people lose contact with reality and withdraw from others

is the specific subtype that keeps social functioning despite delusions
schizophrenic psychosis
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A serious mental illness where a person loses touch with reality and talks or thinks in a confused way

focuses on chronic delusions with relatively preserved social ability
paraphrenia
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
9.9

A mental illness with long false beliefs while personality and social life stay mostly normal

is the same condition but named as a specific diagnostic label
paranoic type schizophrenia
vsparaphrenic schizophrenia
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of schizophrenia where people wrongly believe others will harm them or a partner is cheating while appearing normal

emphasizes persistent delusions and preserved daily functioning

Surface Forms

paraphrenic schizophrenia singular
paraphrenic schizophrenias plural

Morphology

paraphrenic + schizophrenia

The phrase is compositional (adjective + disease), so a learner who knows both constituents would infer it denotes a subtype of schizophrenia. However, 'paraphrenic' is a rare, clinical modifier with specific diagnostic nuances (persistent delusions, particular social functioning) that are not fully predictable from the parts, so the full meaning is not completely transparent.

Etymology

Paraphrenic schizophrenia may come from old Greek words meaning 'beside' and 'mind', shown in the parts para and phrenic, so you can picture strange beliefs sitting beside a person's normal thoughts. That's why the name fits: people often seem normal but hold lasting 'false beliefs'.