What Is Paranoid Schizophrenia?
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Schizophrenia is a large umbrella of a diagnosis that encompasses symptoms of delusions, paranoia, hallucinations, and at times catatonia. For most patients with paranoid schizophrenia, a combination of therapy and psychiatric care can help ease their everyday symptoms.
If you have only seen media depictions of patients with schizophrenia, it may surprise you to know that many of these individuals can live relatively normal lives despite their symptoms. Others might stay in the hospital briefly to get their symptoms under control, and the most severe cases may be permanently hospitalized in a secure treatment facility.
