Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A paranoid reaction may be caused from a decline in brain circulation as a result of high blood pressure or hardening of the arterial walls. [ 10 ] Drug-induced paranoia, associated with cannabis and stimulants like amphetamines or methamphetamine , has much in common with schizophrenic paranoia; the relationship has been under investigation ...
People who present with this form of delusion are often in the bottom 2% in terms of psychological well-being. [3] A correlation has been found between the imagined power the persecutor has and the control the sufferer has over the delusion. Those with a stronger correlation between the two factors have a higher rate of depression and anxiety. [8]
Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental disorder characterized by paranoia, and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. People with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive, easily insulted, and habitually relate to the world by vigilant scanning of the environment for clues or suggestions that may validate their fears or biases.
Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726 Login / Join. Mail
The International Classification of Diseases classifies delusional disorder as a mental and behavioural disorder. [15] Diagnosis of a specific type of delusional disorder can sometimes be made based on the content of the delusions, to wit, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) enumerates seven types:
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation reports that 1 in 50 people in the U.S. has an unruptured or intact aneurysm (an aneurysm in the brain that is not bleeding). However, the annual rate of an aneurysm ...
If you’re tapering off antidepressants or recently skipped a dose or two, you may have experienced a mysterious side effect commonly known as “brain zaps.” Don’t worry, you aren’t ...
She still hears the voices, she told me, but with her therapist’s help, she is learning to ignore them. “The thoughts come in a wave. You can’t stop them. You just have to let the wave flow,” she explained. “You just have to let them go. ‘Oh, there goes a thought, just keep it going.’ Kind of like a hiccup or a burp.”