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What is the difference between a disorganized skitzo and a paranoid skitzo?

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Symptom profile: Schizophrenia, disorganized type predominantly has symptoms of disorganized thought processes usually resulting in speech content that may even be incoherent. Schizophrenia, paranoid type predominantly has symptoms of auditory or visual hallucinations and/or paranoia, but thought processes are organized.

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Schizophrenia: This is a difficult disease and should be treated with respect. Paranoid means the person is unusually mistrusting of their environment or surrounding people. Many schizophrenic patients are paranoid.

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