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Therapists with a high focus on facts and little on emotions have been proven to be the most beneficial. Problem solving is also key along with avoidance of a personal connection with the patient. Group therapy also allows patients to view other people's activities and deem them irrational, making their delusions become clearer to themselves.

Benefits of Therapy for Paranoid Personality Disorder

Treatment approaches listed for paranoid personality disorder include psychotherapy—such as cognitive-behavioral, individual, group, and family therapy—and medications such as anti-anxiety medications, antidepressants, and antipsychotics.

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A personality disorder characterized by:
- Pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and distrust (ex. expectation of trickery or harm, over-concern with hidden motives and meanings)
- Hypersensitivity (ex. being easily slighted or offended, readiness to counterattack)
- Restricted affectivity (ex. emotional coldness, no true sense of humor)
-  Offended easily
- Excludes psychotic symptoms, including paranoid delusions and hallucinations

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Lee, R. J. (2017). Mistrustful and misunderstood: A review of Paranoid personality disorder. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 4(2), 151–165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-017-0116-7 

Mistrustful and Misunderstood: A review of Paranoid Personality Disorder 

-Psychodynamic
-Cognitive
-Social Cognition
-Neurobiology

Theoretical Models of PPD

Childhood trauma is consistently linked with Paranoid Personality disorder. Childhood emotional neglect, physical neglect, and supervision neglect predicted PPD symptom levels in adolescence to early adulthood.

Childhood Trauma in PPD

An estimated 75% of PPD cases have a Comorbid personality disorder. Avoidant and BPD are the most frequent. 

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