Paranoia is a central feature of schizophrenia and linked with poor outcomes. Paranoid experience is sometimes hard to identify in the clinical interview. In contrast, personal space (PS) measures ...

Paranoia is a common word that's commonly misunderstood. "S/he's so paranoid!" can be heard in everyday conversation with the same incomprehension as saying someone is "OCD" because they're organized.

An episode of The Simpsons provided my first introduction to paranoia. The episode featured Bart going through what we would clinically call a substance-induced psychotic break. The not-so-clinical ...

Social anxiety and paranoia often co-occur and exacerbate each other. While loneliness and negative schemas contribute to the development of social anxiety and paranoia separately, their role in the ...