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paranoid schizophrenia  

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  • Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is defined as “a chronic mental disorder in which a person is withdrawn from reality." Schizophrenia is divided into subtypes based on the “predominant symptomatology at the time of evaluation." The subtypes are classified as: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual type. (Wikipedia)

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