paraphrenia meaning and definition

PARAPHRENIA noun

Definition of paraphrenia (noun)

1. a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
   • synonyms: paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia