Paraphrenia

Paraphrenia – pathological fantasy syndrome

*Paraphrenia* is a mental disorder that manifests itself in the form of delusional thinking and behavior. Paraphrenia syndrome is also called Sinclair Lansing syndrome or Synchronistic Delirium. This disorder was first described by Italian psychiatrist Domenico Alabizu.

Mental disorganization and extreme tension in intellectual processes, distorted perception of the surrounding world, sometimes accompanied by unusual phenomena (seeing objects, creatures, scenes from the past or future, people passing through walls, etc.). Extremely vivid and imaginative hallucinations that arise spontaneously, without a visible trigger, and are not accompanied by delusional ideas, an uncritical attitude towards them, or a delusional interpretation of real events. The reasons lie in lesions of the frontal lobes of the brain of traumatic or organic origin or in acute psychoses. The condition is usually caused by affect and is characterized by inconsistency and expressiveness. Paraphrenic disorders are extremely rare. Delusional ideas of the maliciousness of other people, persecution, grandeur, jealousy, madness, having a “second” brain, illness, etc. Quite often combined with depression, mania and induced hallucinations. Attacks can last several hours, ending in deep sleep or confusion, and are also provoked by alcohol consumption. Symptoms disappear with normalization of the electroencephalogram of the brain and treatment with antipsychotics. If the disorder continues, psychotherapy is necessary to achieve social adaptation. Prevention consists of limiting alcohol intake and promptly treating head injuries.

Paraphrenia

Paraphrenia or paradysphrenia is the most mild and successful of all forms of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It occurs mainly in a disorganized manner. This form of disorder of consciousness does not imply a significant decrease in personality while partially maintaining the ability to judge (aphasia