What is Paranoid?
The term paranoid is a colloquial term, but the definition of this psychological illness is literally paranoid personality disorder.
Symptoms of Paranoid Personality Disorder (Paranoia)
Patients withparanoid personality disorder;
- They show a different picture than patients with other mental disorders.
- Since they are generally defensive people, it is only possible for an outsider to realize that these people have a mental disorder only with a very detailed examination.
- In general, people with paranoid personality disorder develop a suspicion for different reasons and when they express these suspicions to the outside, they have the ability to explain these suspicions within a certain logical framework. For example; the patient believes that his/her spouse is cheating on him/her and when asked how he/she realizes this, he/she tries to explain it with disconnected comments.
Causes of Paranoid Personality Disorder (Paranoia)
As with many psychiatric disorders, it can have genetic, biological, sociological and neurological causes. In particular, there may be a structural disorder in the Frontal Cortex (distinguishing right from wrong), which is located in the front part of the brain, as well as the upbringing style may cause paranoid personality disorder to occur.
What happens if paranoid personality disorder (paranoia) is not treated?
These patients may develop schizophrenic state over time. They may become unable to maintain their work, family and social relationships. In addition, the tendency to violence in paranoid personality disorder should not be ignored and appropriate measures should be taken.
Paranoid personality disorder (paranoia) is a psychological disorder that can cause serious problems if not treated.
How should people with paranoid personality disorder (paranoia) be treated?
Unlike schizophrenia, it is the disease group where violent tendencies, murder and injuries can occur the most. Therefore, people living with these patients should be very careful.
No matter how absurd what the person says, it should not be supported, but it should not be opposed either. It is necessary to try to understand the person's situation in an empathic way and to ensure that professional help is sought.
Excessive reactions to what the person says can cause sudden problems and put both the person and their relatives at risk. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful and consult a specialist.
How is Paranoid Personality Disorder (Paranoia) Treated?
Paranoid Personality Disorder is definitely a treatable disease. However, it is very difficult to develop the patient's insight in paranoid personality disorder, that is, the person must believe and accept that he or she is ill. It is very important to study biological evidence for this. Especially in our hospital, with Quantitative EEG and Functional MRI, it is somewhat more possible to convince and gain insight by showing the functional disorder in the brain to the patient. In addition, some psychotherapy methods are among the methods we use for the patient to accept that he/she is sick. After the patient accepts that he/she is ill, we have treatment methods we use. These are; Pharmacological Treatment (Medication), Neuromodulation, Transmanyetic Stimulation Therapy (TMU), Deep TMU, ECT are among the disorders that can be cured with treatment.
How long does it take to treat paranoid personality disorder?
Paranoid personality disorder is a treatable disorder. However, it requires regular follow-up and treatment. Paranoid personality disorder treatment starts to show its effect positively in the first times.
What are the Treatment Facilities in Our Hospital?
Our hospital offers advanced treatment options for paranoid personality disorder. We use and apply world-class treatment facilities. Especially when treating these patients, we include the family in the treatment with psychoeducation and create a treatment environment where psychology and psychiatry are common. We try to carry out treatment aimed at insight and treatment aimed at improving the organic, biological root that causes the person's delusions together.
