Paranoid Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality disorder is characterized as being distrusting of others, and having a constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives, usually without any reason for mistrusting them. People with PPD search for hidden motives in everything, and infer hostile intentions into other's actions. They are quick to challenge the loyalties of their loved ones, and are cold and distant to others. Lastly, people with PPD hold grudges, and blame others for their shortcomings. Causes The exact cause of Paranoid Personality Disorder is unknown, but it is thought to be a mix between biological factors, and social factors. PPD is more common among people that have close relatives with schizophrenia, which suggest a genetic link between the two (biological cause). The social factors include the fact that childhood physical and emotional abuse are suspected to play a role in the development of PPD. (1) Treatment The most common treatment method for PPD is psychotherapy. However, treatment for Paranoid Personality Disorder is both unique and difficult in the sense that psychotherapy requires a lot of trust, and people with PPD are untrusting of others, this often times causes patients to not follow through with their treatment plan. (1) |
Paranoid Personality Disorder is found more commonly among men then women. In total, however, only three percent of the population has PPD. This number is not exact because many people with symptoms of PPD refuse to seek help or diagnosis because they are distrusting of others, and do not think that they have a problem. (2)
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