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In this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness. Kantor also explains to us other facets of the Paranoid Personality, including suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, extreme vigilance, simmering anger, and a tendency to blame others for and absolve oneself of almost everything. How does such paranoia affect one's life? Whether one is a paranoiac wanting to recover from the emotional disorder, or a person looking for the best way to deal with a paranoid husband, wife, friend, boss, or acquaintance, this book offers understanding and guidance. As Kantor explains, the term paranoid should not be used as a hurtful epithet. Paranoid individuals are no more or less evil than persons with any other emotional disorder, or for that matter, persons with a physical disorder. Paranoia is a disorder of the mind, not a flaw of character, says Kantor.
Paranoid individuals are not invariably social misfits. They are found in all walks of life and in all professions, suffering from this disorder that distorts behavior and affects those with whom they come in contact, often in devastating ways. Politicians who write attack ads, spouses who beat or kill their partners, people in road or supermarket rage incidents are all among the possibly paranoid, as are students who perpetrate violence at their schools and fired employees who wreak violence at their former workplaces. Recognizing and treating paranoid behaviors can prevent or reduce antisocial activity and violence against individuals and society.
Show moreIn this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness. Kantor also explains to us other facets of the Paranoid Personality, including suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, extreme vigilance, simmering anger, and a tendency to blame others for and absolve oneself of almost everything. How does such paranoia affect one's life? Whether one is a paranoiac wanting to recover from the emotional disorder, or a person looking for the best way to deal with a paranoid husband, wife, friend, boss, or acquaintance, this book offers understanding and guidance. As Kantor explains, the term paranoid should not be used as a hurtful epithet. Paranoid individuals are no more or less evil than persons with any other emotional disorder, or for that matter, persons with a physical disorder. Paranoia is a disorder of the mind, not a flaw of character, says Kantor.
Paranoid individuals are not invariably social misfits. They are found in all walks of life and in all professions, suffering from this disorder that distorts behavior and affects those with whom they come in contact, often in devastating ways. Politicians who write attack ads, spouses who beat or kill their partners, people in road or supermarket rage incidents are all among the possibly paranoid, as are students who perpetrate violence at their schools and fired employees who wreak violence at their former workplaces. Recognizing and treating paranoid behaviors can prevent or reduce antisocial activity and violence against individuals and society.
Show moreThe only guide currently available on paranoia, this work offers a method for understanding, coping with, and treating this widespread and neglected condition, which can result in serious social consequences from isolation to violence in schools and the workplace.
Introduction
Description
Some Prominent Characteristics of Paranoid Individuals
Delusional Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
The Adverse Ways Paranoid Individuals Affect Others
Covert (Hidden) and Missed Paranoia
The Gray Area and the Paranoia of Everyday Life
Interpersonal-Social Aspects of Paranoia/Paranoid Violence
Forensic Issues
Cause
The Roles Society and the Family Play in Causing Paranoia
Psychodynamic Causes
Cognitive-Behavioral Causality
Therapy
Psychodynamic/Interpersonal Approaches
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Affirmative Psychotherapy
Pharmacotherapy
Therapeutic Cautions, Caveats, and Errors
Prognosis
Self-Help
Ways Caretakers Can Deal Effectively with the Paranoid Individuals
in their Lives
Things to Avoid Doing with Paranoid Individuals
Coping with One's Own Paranoia
Martin Kantor, MD is retired Staff Psychiatrist for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, New Jersey. Kantor has written thirteen other books for Praeger including Uncle Sam's Shame (2008), Lifting the Weight (2007), The Psychopathy of Everyday Life (2006), and Understanding Paranoia (2004).
A certain amount of paranoia befits these anxious times. Explaining the condition to a broad, college-educated audience, psychiatrist Kantor (Distancing) covers "Description," "Cause," "Therapy," and "Self-Help," with an encouraging emphasis on what can be done and how to do it. Kantor assimilates existing texts and states his own views both firmly and without pretension, an excellent model for teaching and therapy. He sees paranoia along a continuum from essentially normal vigilance to psychosis, asserting that most patients respond to sensitive, affirmative, unintrusive talk therapy. Nonprofessional readers will gain an understanding of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral diagnosis and treatment, along with clarification of various syndromes that mimic or disguise paranoia. Patients, family members, co-workers, and friends will benefit from practical advice illustrated with well-chosen examples. A unique treatment; highly recommended for all psychology collections and larger general libraries. E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, DC Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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