Can certain diseases cause paranoia similar to that seen in individuals with paranoid schizophrenia, even if they do not have the disorder?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 07:49

Can certain diseases cause paranoia similar to that seen in individuals with paranoid schizophrenia, even if they do not have the disorder?

Affective disorders

Pharmaceutical drug (abuse or side effects)

Head injury

Why do people with straight hair think curly hair is so easy to take care of?

Hallucinogen use

Migraines

Charles Bonnet syndrome

Why did Amazon initially deny leave of absence to Alexis Scott-Windham, the Amazon worker who survived the New Orleans terrorist attack?

PTSD

Withdrawal from benzodiazepines

Alcohol withdrawal

Junk Food Alert: Our Bodies Treat Ultra-Processed Foods Like Foreign Invaders! - Glass Almanac

Parkinson's disease

Narcolepsy

Mental disorder

Astronomers baffled by mystery object flashing signals at Earth every 44 minutes: 'Like nothing we've ever seen' - New York Post

Seizures

Sleep disorders

Delirium tremens

Trump administration’s deep cuts to public health leave system reeling - PBS

Stress

Dementia with Lewy bodies

Brain Tumors

Fasting Every Other Day May Be More Effective Than Daily Dieting, Research Finds - SciTechDaily

Grief (yes, sadly)

⁉️sources from my experiences and internet research ⁉️

Bipolar disorder

Apple iPhone 17 Series Will Showcase ‘Design Revamp,’ New Report Claims - Forbes

Alcohol

Some of those things on the list are very very rare cases but I just wanted to cover everything (or almost everything).

Alzheimer's disease,

NCAA v. House Case Settlement Update and Impacts at UNO - University of Nebraska Omaha

Dementia and drug use cause paranoia. That is very common. Some of other things that can include delusions and/or hallucination can be:

Infection

Fever

Paulina Porizkova’s ‘Seriously Unflattering’ Selfie Is to Remind Fans of One Lesson: ‘This One Is for You' - SheKnows