Description
Book SynopsisIn this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Description Some Prominent Characteristics of Paranoid Individuals Delusional Disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder The Adverse Ways Paranoid Individuals Affect Others Covert (Hidden) and Missed Paranoia The Gray Area and the Paranoia of Everyday Life Interpersonal-Social Aspects of Paranoia/Paranoid Violence Forensic Issues
Cause The Roles Society and the Family Play in Causing Paranoia Psychodynamic Causes Cognitive-Behavioral Causality
Therapy Psychodynamic/Interpersonal Approaches Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Affirmative Psychotherapy Pharmacotherapy Therapeutic Cautions, Caveats, and Errors Prognosis
Self-Help Ways Caretakers Can Deal Effectively with the Paranoid Individuals in their Lives Things to Avoid Doing with Paranoid Individuals Coping with One's Own Paranoia
