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paranoid personality disorder

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paranoid personality disorder,
a psychiatric disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness and distrust of others to the degree that one blames them for one's mistakes and failures and goes to abnormal lengths to validate prejudices, attitudes, or biases.

paranoid personality disorder
DSM 301.0 Psychiatry A pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent; PPD begins by early adulthood and is present in various contexts


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