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Mental Disorders > Personality Disorders > Paranoid Personality Disorder

Preferred term

Paranoid Personality Disorder  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A personality disorder characterized by the avoidance of accepting deserved blame and an unwarranted view of others as malevolent. The latter is expressed as suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, and mistrust.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Paranoid Personality
  • Personality Disorder, Paranoid

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