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	paranoid personality disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A personality disorder is a mental disorder that causes a person to think and behave abnormally.
		A person with a personality disorder tends to have the same problems with relationships and work throughout his or her lifetime.
		Because a person with PPD has trouble trusting others, it is hard for a therapist to form a trusting relationship with him or her.
	www.northmemorial.com /HealthEncyclopedia/content/691.asp (450 words)

	Paranoid personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paranoid personality disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that denotes a personality disorder with paranoid features.
		The use of the term paranoia in this context is not meant to refer to the presence of frank delusions or psychosis, but implies the presence of ongoing, unbased suspiciousness and distrust of people.
		Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, or another psychotic disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paranoid_personality_disorder (303 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Paranoid Personality Disorder
		Personality traits are conspicuous features of personality and are not necessarily pathological, although certain styles of personality traits may cause interpersonal problems.
		Personality disorders are rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive behavior patterns of sufficient severity to cause significant impairment in functioning or internal distress.
		Paranoid personality disorder is an unwarranted tendency to interpret the actions of other people as deliberately threatening or demeaning.
	cms.psychologytoday.com /conditions/paranoid.html (699 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Paranoid personality disorder
		Paranoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characaterized by extreme distrust and suspicion of others.
		Personality disorders are chronic patterns of behavior that cause lasting problems with work and relationships.
		Personality disorders are diagnosed based on psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000938.htm (332 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder - New Treatments, October 2, 2005
		The etiology of the paranoid personality disorder is unknown.
		One is the paranoid disorders in DSM IV.
		Another disorder to think about is antisocial personality disorder because both antisocial and paranoid personality involve difficulty with intimacy, but paranoid individuals don’t have the life-long histories of antisocial behavior.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals3a/paranoid_personality_disorder.htm (854 words)

	Paranoid personality disorder (from mental disorder) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In this disorder there is a pervasive and unjustified suspiciousness and mistrust of others, whose words and actions are misinterpreted as having special significance for, and as being directed against, the individual.
		A personality disorder is an accentuation of one or more personality traits to the point that the trait significantly impairs an individual's social or occupational functioning.
		Affective disorders may include manic (elevated, expansive, or irritable mood with hyperactivity, pressured speech, and inflated self-esteem) or depressive (dejected mood with disinterest in life, sleep disturbance, agitation, and feelings of worthlessness or guilt) episodes, and often combinations of...
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	Paranoid Personality Disorder
		Paranoid individuals have a strong tendency to blame others for interpersonal problems, usually can cite many experiences that seem to justify their convictions about others, are quick to deny or minimize their own problems, and often have little recognition of the ways in which their behavior contributes to their problems.
		The paranoid personality disorder is distinguished from psychosis by the lack of delusions or hallucinations.
		Individuals with PPD are vulnerable to shame and humiliation as a result of criticism, punishment, and adults who could not be pleased in their families of origin.
	www.pdjamboree.healthyplace2.com /about.html (3794 words)

	PTypes - Paranoid Personality Disorder Criteria
		The disorder does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects or a general medical condition.
		Paranoid personality disorder is a type of "solution" to the problem of anxiety; that is, it is a strategy to alleviate anxiety.
		Because persons with paranoid personality disorder are hyperalert, they notice any slight and may take offense where none is intended.
	www.ptypes.com /paranoidpd.html (1394 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder: ICD Criteria for Paranoid Personality Disorder
		No one is merely a case of bipolar disorder, an obsessive-compulsive, or a paranoid schizophrenic.
		A personality disorder is a severe disturbance in the characterological constitution and behavioural tendencies of the individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption.
		Personality disorder tends to appear in late childhood or adolescence and continues to be manifest into adulthood.
	www.counsellingresource.com /distress/personality-disorders/paranoid.html (703 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment, cause, case study, symptoms
		Paranoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characaterized by extreme distrust, sensitive and suspicion of others.
		Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a distrust of others and a constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives.
		Paranoid personality disorder may first appear in childhood and adolescence with solitariness, poor peer relationships, hypersensitivity, peculiar thoughts, and idiosyncratic fantasies.
	www.depression-guide.com /disorder-paranoid-personality.htm (681 words)

	Mental Help Net - Treatment of Paranoid Personality Disorder
		Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat, since they are, by definition, an integral part of what defines an individual and their self-perceptions.
		Rapport-building with a person who has this disorder will be much more difficult than usual because of the paranoia associated with the disorder.
		The therapist must be careful to balance being objective in therapy with regard to these thoughts, and of raising the suspicions of the client that he or she is not trusted.
	www.mentalhelp.net /poc/view_doc.php/id/481/type/doc/cn/Personality%20Disorders (723 words)

	HERMENAUT: Identiopathy
		In a parody of Paranoid Personality Disorder, with which it is often mistaken, their attraction to oversimplified formulations of the world tend to make them wary and dismissive of ambiguous situations.
		However, whereas individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder suffer from a markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self, in the Identiopathic Personality Disorder the sense of self is, although deeply flawed, unfortunately quite stable.
		Because this enduring personality trait, which is exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts, deviates markedly from the expectations of dominant culture, individuals with this disorder tend to suffer distress and/or impairment in social and occupational settings.
	www.hermenaut.com /a165.shtml (1342 words)

	SimilarMinds.com > Personality Disorder Info
		Narcissistic Personality Disorder - individual has a grandiose view of themselves, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in various situations.
		Dependent Personality Disorder - individual shows an extreme need to be taken care of that leads to fears of separation, and passive and clinging behavior.
		Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder - individual is preoccupied with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
	www.similarminds.com /personality_disorder_info.html (297 words)

	Cluster A: Paranoid Personality Disorder
		PPDs need to learn that their fearfulness is not proof that others have an intent to attack (Benjamin).
		PPDs may be attracted to the sense of personal power provided by cocaine and amphetamines; it makes them feel less vulnerable in a hostile world.
		PPDs may be attracted to drug use to defy authority and to protect their "sacred autonomy" (Richards).
	www.toad.net /~arcturus/dd/ppdtable.htm (828 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder
		The Paranoid Personality Disordered person (PP) is a disaster in relationships.
		Because the paranoid person feels harmed by others, faulty logic, misinterpretation and misperception are not apparent to the sufferer.
		Paranoid Personality Disorder should be diagnosed only when these traits are inflexible, maladaptive, and persisting and cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress.
	www.nvo.com /psych_help/paranoidpersonalitydisorder (1289 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder
		Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is one of a group of conditions called eccentric personality disorders.
		Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose personality disorders, the doctor might use various diagnostic tests to rule out physical illness as the cause of the symptoms.
		However, medications—such as anti-anxiety, antidepressant or anti-psychotic drugs—might be prescribed if the person’s symptoms are extreme, or if he or she also suffers from an associated psychological problem, such as anxiety or depression.
	clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3700/3796.asp?index=9784 (740 words)

	Personality Disorder Information
		The disorder is characterized by odd forms of thinking and perceiving, and individuals with this disorder often seek isolation from others.
		People with this disorder are prone to criminal behavior, believing that their victims are weak and deserving of being taken advantage of.
		Borderline personality disorder is characterized by mood instability and poor self-image.
	www.4degreez.com /misc/disorder_information2.html (913 words)

	Dual Diagnosis and the Paranoid Personality Disorder
		The paranoid personality disorder is distinguished from psychosis by the lack of delusions or hallucinations (Sperry, 1995, p.
		The paranoid personality disorder is in Cluster A, the "e;odd or eccentric"e; personality disorders (DSM-IV, 1994, p.
		However, if an individual with a paranoid personality disorder becomes too anxious to tolerate a sense of dependency or feels too crowded by attachment to groups, self-help or professional, self-generated strength may be enough, or may be the best that individual has to bring to a program of recovery.
	www.toad.net /~arcturus/dd/paranoid.htm (4944 words)

	Diagnose-Me: Condition: Paranoia/Paranoid Personality Disorder
		People with a paranoid personality disorder are suspicious of other people, and they are usually unable to acknowledge their own negative feelings towards others.
		Histories of paranoid behavior are common, and a psychological evaluation is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
		Symptoms of paranoid personality disorder include suspicion, concern with hidden motives and expecting to be exploited by others.
	www.diagnose-me.com /cond/C412385.html (265 words)

	Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: paranoid personality disorder
		A person with paranoid personality disorder (PPD) mistrusts other people, even though he or she has no reason to do so.
		A person with PPD is suspicious and mistrustful of others.
		A healthcare provider can diagnosis the disorder based on the way the person behaves, and if four or more of the symptoms listed above are present.
	health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=691&page=1 (331 words)

	DSM4: Paranoid Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder are generally difficult to get along with and often have problems with close relationships.
		Because individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder lack trust in others, they have an excessive need to be self-sufficient and a strong sense of autonomy.
		Individuals with this disorder seek to confirm their preconceived negative notions regarding people or situations they encounter, attributing malevolent motivations to others that are projections of their own fears.
	www.haverford.edu /psych/ddavis/p109g/internal/paranoia.dsm4.html (437 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Paranoid Personality Disorder
		Those with paranoid personality disorder are hypersensitive and always on guard, and tend to read threatening meaning into benign remarks or even a smile.
		Although individuals with this disorder are extremely suspicious and paranoid, there is an absence of outright delusions that characterize the thought patterns of individuals with paranoid schizophrenia.
		Individuals with paranoid personality disorder are unlikely to seek treatment as they see themselves as blameless and believe other people are responsible for their faults and failures.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/paranoid.html (860 words)

	Healthinmind/PersonalityDisorders/Paranoid
		Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is diagnosed when a person has a disturbing, pervasive and chronic pattern of suspicion and distrust that is not justified by objective facts.
		The pattern starts by early adulthood; PPD is in the same cluster as Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder because the three share odd and eccentric behaviors.
		People with PPD, like those with the two related types, tend not to confide in others, but the reason is different.
	healthinmind.com /english/paranoid.htm (123 words)

	Treatment of Paranoid Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Usually the paranoid personality very readily agrees with this premise, and length of time for trust to occur is extremely variable.
		In treating the paranoid personality disorder, the therapist cannot miss a session, cannot be late to a session, as this will be grossly misinterpreted.
		However, if the paranoid personality disorder shows degrees of anxiety which is not uncommon, anti-anxiety medication such as Paxil can be helpful in low doses.
	www.peaceandhealing.com /personality/paranoid_treatment.asp (268 words)

	Cluster A Paranoid Personality Disorder.
		This personality disorder is characterized by pervasive (spread throughout) distrust and suspiciousness of others.
		The condition differs from parnoid schizoprhenia or delusional disorder of the persecutory type in that they include psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.
		Understanding of personality disorders and how it affects your life is important -- increased awareness does not lead to radical change but rather to a smoothing of the rough edges and a greater ease of going with their natural flow.
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	paranoid personality disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The essential feature for this type of personality disorder is interpreting the actions of others as deliberately threatening or demeaning.
		People with paranoid personality disorder are untrusting, unforgiving, and prone to angry or aggressive outbursts without justification because they perceive others as unfaithful, disloyal, condescending or deceitful.
		This type of person may also be jealous, guarded, secretive, and scheming, and may appear to be emotionally "cold" or excessively serious.
	www.crescentlife.com /disorders/paranoid_personality_disorder.htm (136 words)

	Paranoid personality disorder
		A person who suffers from 'paranoia' has the constantly present idea that he is being followed.
		This disorder is similar the paranoid type of schizophrenia.
		People with this disorder not only think that they are being followed at night.
	www.psyonline.nl /stoornis/en-paranoia.htm (137 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The clinician, therefore, in his/her diagnostic attempt has to differentiate against the following disorders which need to be ruled out to establish a precise diagnosis.
		Paranoid traits associated with the development of physical handicaps.
		An anti-anxiety agent, such as diazepam, is appropriate to prescribe if the client suffers from severe anxiety or agitation where it begins to interfere with normal, daily functioning.
	www.psychnet-uk.com /clinical_psychology/criteria_personality_paranoid.htm (648 words)

	Paranoid Personality Disorder
		This disorder is indicated by a pattern of distrust and wariness about the motives of others, who are viewed as a threat.
		Some anti-psychotic agents or anti-anxiety agents may be appropriate if paranoid reactions are extreme and the individual may be dangerous to himself or others.
		As with other disorders discussed here, long term prospects for poor as most afflicted with this condition suffer the condition through their life.
	topcondition.com /images/mymindfield/paranoid_personality_disorder.htm (266 words)

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