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schizophrenic disorder vs paraphrenic schizophrenia

paraphrenic schizophrenia vs schizophrenic disorder

schizophrenic disorder and paraphrenic schizophrenia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
schizophrenic disorder Yes No No No
paraphrenic schizophrenia Yes No No No
As nouns, paraphrenic schizophrenia is a hyponym of schizophrenic disorder; that is, paraphrenic schizophrenia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than schizophrenic disorder:
  • schizophrenic disorder: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
  • paraphrenic schizophrenia: a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
schizophrenic disorder (noun) paraphrenic schizophrenia (noun)
any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
Difference between schizophrenic disorder and paraphrenic schizophrenia

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