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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Which is nevertheless paranoia, however much one might argue that paranoia is justified.
Correct, I think such people are (usually) paranoia nuts.
I don't see where mental retardation/psychotics enters into the matter though.  |
In the ICD-10 you will find a number of diagnoses that involve "paranoia" or "paranoid": F20.0 (Paranoid schizophrenia), F21 (Schizotypal disorder), F22.0 (Delusional disorder), F22.8 (Other persistent delusional disorders), F23.3 (Other acute predominantly delusional psychotic disorders), F24 (Induced delusional disorder) and F60.0 (Paranoid personality disorder). While the terms "psychosis" and "psychotic" are somewhat shunned by modern psychiatry, these diagnoses still fall within what is thought to be psychotic in general parlance. And "nuts" I understand to refer to reduced mental capabilities? But, if you say you mean "paranoia nut" to be a term of endearment, I'll forgive you and we'll stay friends
