What is paranoid schizophrenia?

Paranoid type schizophrenia is a mental illness that involves false beliefs of being persecuted or plotted against. It usually does not involve the disorganized speech and behavior that is seen in other types of schizophrenia.

How do members experience paranoid schizophrenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with paranoid schizophrenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for paranoid schizophrenia*

Who has paranoid schizophrenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 16
30s 49
40s 51
50s 36
60s 25
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 78
Female 104