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paranoid

paranoid Paranoid describes a state of thinking marked by unfounded or exaggerated fears that other people mean to cause harm.

Paranoid describes a state of thinking marked by unfounded or exaggerated fears that other people mean to cause harm. It can vary in severity, from milder experiences in the general population to more impairing forms that disrupt social functioning.

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Drafting source: Rek Stephanie; Reinhard Matthias A; Freeman Daniel; Falkai Peter; Padberg Frank. A psychometric evaluation of the German Revised-Green et al. Paranoid Thoughts Scale (R-GPTS) in clinical and non-clinical groups. 2025; DOI 10.1186/s12888-025-07538-0; article XML SHA-256 7c875c0814a2d59919c50ed307971f9b11b573d4cc0c8bb1a6ccf34fc588420a. “A psychometric evaluation of the German Revised-Green et al. Paranoid Thoughts Scale (R-GPTS) in clinical and non-clinical groups” (10.1186/s12888-025-07538-0).
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