People who see meaning where there is none, like imagining one dot chasing another, may be showing early signs of paranoia or psychosis. Yale scientists found that such visual misperceptions are tied ...

Paranoia is the feeling that you’re being threatened in some way, such as people watching you or acting against you, even though there’s no proof that it’s true. It happens to a lot of people at some ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Paranoia is a symptom of several mental health conditions. It can be found in paranoid personality disorder (PPD), one of the “cluster A” or eccentric personality disorders. Paranoia often happens to ...

Paranoia is a thought process that can result in people experiencing irrational mistrust and suspicion of others. This pattern of delusional thinking may involve feelings of persecution, making a ...

Using cannabis to self-medicate comes with hidden dangers—new research shows these users face higher paranoia and consume more THC. Childhood trauma further amplifies the risks, especially emotional ...

Paranoia is not simply synonymous with fear. It's yet another psychiatric term misrepresented and misunderstood by society at large that seeps into clinical work. More than once I've had to remind a ...