Paranoia and paranoid: a historical perspective
Aubrey Lewis
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Aubrey Lewis
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SUMMARY The history of the words paranoia and paranoid is traced from the Greeks to the present day and their fluctuations of usage and concept are explored.
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SUMMARY The history of the words paranoia and paranoid is traced from the Greeks to the present day and their fluctuations of usage and concept are explored.
Key concepts: Paranoia, Greeks, Paranoid Disorders, Perspective (graphical), Paranoid schizophrenia, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry