Psychiatry and Psychology

Paranoid Behavior

Behavior exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the constellation of symptoms characteristic of paranoid personality disorder or paranoid type of schizophrenia.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Behavior exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the constellation of symptoms characteristic of paranoid personality disorder or paranoid type of schizophrenia.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Behavior, Paranoid
  • Behaviors, Paranoid
  • Paranoid Behaviors

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Paranoid Disorders (1966-1978)
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder (1969-1978)

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Tree Number

  1. F01.145.126.962

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NLM Classification

WM 205

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paranoid Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010258. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010258
  2. Paranoid Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69901129