Due to the symptoms of the condition, treatment can be challenging.
However, psychotherapy and sometimes medications can be helpful.
The primary characteristic of this condition is a chronic and pervasive distrust and suspicion of others.
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How Is Paranoid Personality Disorder Diagnosed?
People with PPD don’t often seek help for their condition.
However, this can also be challenging, since questioning might cause the person to become suspicious or hostile.
Healthcare professionals may also use psychological assessments to look for symptoms of the condition.
This manual describes the symptoms and criteria needed to diagnose different mental health conditions.
Other conditions commonly occurring includepanic disorderandsubstance use disorders.
What Causes Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Childhood experiences and trauma may also play a part in the development of the condition.
Treatment for Paranoid Personality Disorder
Paranoid personality disorder is generally treated withpsychotherapy.
After all, they don’t actually think that they have a problem.
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For a person with paranoid personality disorder, their suspicions of others are justified.
In their minds, it’s other people who are the problem.
This can make it challenging for healthcare professionals to establish a therapeutic rapport with the individual.
This can make therapy less effective since thetherapeutic relationshipplays such a pivotal role in successful treatment outcomes.
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