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Paranoid personality disorder

MedGen UID:
45321
•Concept ID:
C0030477
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorder, Paranoid Personality; Disorders, Paranoid Personality; Paranoid Personalities; Paranoid Personality; Paranoid Personality Disorder; Paranoid Personality Disorders; Personalities, Paranoid; Personality Disorder, Paranoid; Personality Disorders, Paranoid; Personality, Paranoid
SNOMED CT: Paranoid personality disorder (13601005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001163

Definition

A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of behavior based on the pervasive belief that the motives of others are malevolent and that they should not be trusted. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParanoid personality disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

First treatment contact for ADHD: predictors of and gender differences in treatment seeking.
Dakwar E, Levin FR, Olfson M, Wang S, Kerridge B, Blanco C
Psychiatr Serv 2014 Dec 1;65(12):1465-73. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300298. PMID: 25081894Free PMC Article
Psychopharmacological treatment and course in paranoid personality disorder: a case series.
Birkeland SF
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2013 Sep;28(5):283-5. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e328363f676. PMID: 23820335
Posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care with special reference to personality disorder comorbidity.
Gómez-Beneyto M, Salazar-Fraile J, Martí-Sanjuan V, Gonzalez-Luján L
Br J Gen Pract 2006 May;56(526):349-54. PMID: 16638250Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Coexistence between personality disorders and substance use disorder. Madrid study about prevalence of dual pathology.
González E, Arias F, Szerman N, Vega P, Mesias B, Basurte I
Actas Esp Psiquiatr 2019 Nov;47(6):218-28. Epub 2019 Nov 1 PMID: 31869422
Paranoid personality disorder.
Triebwasser J, Chemerinski E, Roussos P, Siever LJ
J Pers Disord 2013 Dec;27(6):795-805. Epub 2012 Aug 28 doi: 10.1521/pedi_2012_26_055. PMID: 22928850
Personality disorder and the Temperament and Character Inventory in the elderly.
Casey JE, Joyce PR
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999 Oct;100(4):302-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10865.x. PMID: 10510700
Schizotypal and paranoid personality disorder in the relatives of patients with schizophrenia and affective disorders: a review.
Webb CT, Levinson DF
Schizophr Res 1993 Dec;11(1):81-92. doi: 10.1016/0920-9964(93)90041-g. PMID: 8297808
Delusional (paranoid) disorders.
Munro A
Can J Psychiatry 1988 Jun;33(5):399-404. doi: 10.1177/070674378803300516. PMID: 3044569

Diagnosis

Coexistence between personality disorders and substance use disorder. Madrid study about prevalence of dual pathology.
González E, Arias F, Szerman N, Vega P, Mesias B, Basurte I
Actas Esp Psiquiatr 2019 Nov;47(6):218-28. Epub 2019 Nov 1 PMID: 31869422
Paranoid personality disorder.
Triebwasser J, Chemerinski E, Roussos P, Siever LJ
J Pers Disord 2013 Dec;27(6):795-805. Epub 2012 Aug 28 doi: 10.1521/pedi_2012_26_055. PMID: 22928850
Paranoid personality disorder: a synthesis of developmental, dynamic, and descriptive features.
Akhtar S
Am J Psychother 1990 Jan;44(1):5-25. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1990.44.1.5. PMID: 2183636
Delusional (paranoid) disorders.
Munro A
Can J Psychiatry 1988 Jun;33(5):399-404. doi: 10.1177/070674378803300516. PMID: 3044569
Psychotic grandiosity.
Harris ID
Psychiatry 1977 Nov;40(4):344-51. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1977.11023947. PMID: 918210

Therapy

Paranoid personality disorder in the United States: the role of race, illicit drug use, and income.
Raza GT, DeMarce JM, Lash SJ, Parker JD
J Ethn Subst Abuse 2014;13(3):247-57. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.850463. PMID: 25176118
Paranoid personality disorder and the schizophrenia spectrum-Where to draw the line?
Birkeland SF
Personal Ment Health 2013 Aug;7(3):254-8. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1244. PMID: 24343968
Psychopharmacological treatment and course in paranoid personality disorder: a case series.
Birkeland SF
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2013 Sep;28(5):283-5. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e328363f676. PMID: 23820335
Assumptions in borderline personality disorder: specificity, stability and relationship with etiological factors.
Arntz A, Dietzel R, Dreessen L
Behav Res Ther 1999 Jun;37(6):545-57. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00152-1. PMID: 10372468
Querulous behavior.
Ungvari GS, Pang AH, Wong CK
Med Sci Law 1997 Jul;37(3):265-70. doi: 10.1177/002580249703700315. PMID: 9264237

Prognosis

Parents' Personality Disorders as Predictor of Substance Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Mohammadi MR, Hojjat SK, Mostafavi SA, Khaleghi A, Hooshyari Z, Ahmadi N, Kaviyani F, Norozi Khalili M
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):478-486. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.69. PMID: 34488311
Interpersonal sensitivity, bullying victimization and paranoid ideation among help-seeking adolescents and young adults.
Masillo A, Valmaggia LR, Saba R, Brandizzi M, Lo Cascio N, Telesforo L, Venturini P, Izzo A, Mattioli MT, D'Alema M, Girardi P, Fiori Nastro P
Early Interv Psychiatry 2019 Feb;13(1):57-63. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1111/eip.12447. PMID: 28560857
Paranoid personality disorder in the United States: the role of race, illicit drug use, and income.
Raza GT, DeMarce JM, Lash SJ, Parker JD
J Ethn Subst Abuse 2014;13(3):247-57. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.850463. PMID: 25176118
Taxometric analyses of paranoid and schizoid personality disorders.
Ahmed AO, Green BA, Buckley PF, McFarland ME
Psychiatry Res 2012 Mar 30;196(1):123-32. Epub 2012 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.10.010. PMID: 22377573
Personality disorder and the Temperament and Character Inventory in the elderly.
Casey JE, Joyce PR
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999 Oct;100(4):302-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10865.x. PMID: 10510700

Clinical prediction guides

Parents' Personality Disorders as Predictor of Substance Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Mohammadi MR, Hojjat SK, Mostafavi SA, Khaleghi A, Hooshyari Z, Ahmadi N, Kaviyani F, Norozi Khalili M
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):478-486. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.69. PMID: 34488311
Interpersonal sensitivity, bullying victimization and paranoid ideation among help-seeking adolescents and young adults.
Masillo A, Valmaggia LR, Saba R, Brandizzi M, Lo Cascio N, Telesforo L, Venturini P, Izzo A, Mattioli MT, D'Alema M, Girardi P, Fiori Nastro P
Early Interv Psychiatry 2019 Feb;13(1):57-63. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1111/eip.12447. PMID: 28560857
Paranoid personality disorder in the United States: the role of race, illicit drug use, and income.
Raza GT, DeMarce JM, Lash SJ, Parker JD
J Ethn Subst Abuse 2014;13(3):247-57. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.850463. PMID: 25176118
Dependent and paranoid personality patterns in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Peric S, Sreckov M, Basta I, Lavrnic D, Vujnic M, Marjanovic I, Rakocevic Stojanovic V
Acta Neurol Scand 2014 Apr;129(4):219-25. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.1111/ane.12173. PMID: 24032453
Personality disorder and the Temperament and Character Inventory in the elderly.
Casey JE, Joyce PR
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999 Oct;100(4):302-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10865.x. PMID: 10510700

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