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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Virtual reality-based interventions have shown effectiveness in improving symptoms of paranoia in patients, ...

I felt anxious, as most people do when they receive mail marked IRS. It was a simple, routine letter. Yet, my heart sped up and my mind filled with thoughts I could identify as irrational. I felt near ...

If you think they're out to get you, you're not alone. Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought. According to British psychologist Daniel ...

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 ...

“The pandemic has brought on great uncertainty and stress,” said Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a New York City-based forensic psychiatrist and violence expert with a long list of achievements, including having ...

Paranoid personality disorder can lead to unwarranted distrust, jealousy, and feelings of persecution by others. This may affect all types of relationships. Various strategies can help people cope.