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Paranoid Personality Disorder
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Definition
: A personality disorder characterized by the avoidance of accepting deserved blame and an unwarranted view of others as malevolent. The latter is expressed as suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, and mistrust.
Other names
Personality Disorder, Paranoid; Personality, Paranoid; Personality Disorders, Paranoid; Personalities, Paranoid; Paranoid Personality Disorders; Paranoid Personalities; Disorders, Paranoid Personality; Disorder, Paranoid Personality; Paranoid Personality