Paranoid personality disorder
MENTAL DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY PARANOIA AND A PERVASIVE, LONG-STANDING SUSPICIOUSNESS AND GENERALIZED MISTRUST OF OTHERS
Paranoid Personality Disorder; Paranoid personality; Causes of paranoid personality disorder
Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental illness characterized by paranoid delusions, and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. People with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive, easily insulted, and habitually relate to the world by vigilant scanning of the environment for clues or suggestions that may validate their fears or biases.