Paranoid-Type Schizophrenia

The psychiatrist is the professional who evaluates and supports paranoid-type schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder in which delusional ideas predominate and, frequently, hallucinations, especially of a persecutory nature.

What characterizes it: the person may experience firm beliefs that others are seeking to harm them, hear voices, or feel intense distrust, along with changes in behavior and in their relationship with their surroundings.

When to seek care? In the face of extreme distrust, voices that no one else perceives, or behaviors that disrupt daily life, it is important to seek care as soon as possible; when it appears in childhood or adolescence, the child psychiatrist is involved, and the general practitioner can guide the first visit.

An early professional evaluation helps in understanding what is happening and in defining the appropriate support.