Paranoia and Threat Misattribution: How Biased Appraisal Drives Suspicion, Anxiety, and Escalating Conflict
Paranoia is a symptom cluster rather than a single diagnosis: it involves a persistent or recurrent belief that others intend harm, deceive, or collude against the person, despite insufficient evidence. In clinical practice it can appear across several disorders—delusional disorders (especially persecutory type), schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, severe mood disorders with psychotic features, post-traumatic… Read More »