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paraphrenia
Epidemiology:
- infrequenly diagnosed
Clinical manifestations:
- similar to paranoid schizophrenia
- better-preserved affect & rapport
- much less personality deterioration
Differential diagnosis:
- atypical psychosis
- schizoaffective disorder
- delusional disorder
Notes:
- little research
- not recognized in DSM-IV or ICD10
- recognized in ICD9
General
psychiatric disease; behavioral disorder
References
- Ravindran AV, Yatham LN, Munro A
Paraphrenia redefined.
Can J Psychiatry. 1999 Mar;44(2):133-7.
PMID: 10097832