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UNDERSTANDING PARANOIA A Guide for / Professionals, Families, and Sufferers MARTIN KANTOR UNDERSTANDING PARANOIA MARTIN KANTOR 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 emo¬ tional 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. (continued on back ''-a?) Understanding Paranoia Understanding Paranoia A Guide for Professionals, Families, and Sufferers Martin Kantor Westport, Connecticut London 326 >K3(p Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kantor, Martin. Understanding paranoia : a guide for professionals, families, and sufferers / Martin Kantor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-98152-5 (alk. paper) 1. Paranoia. I. Title. RC520.K36 2004 616.897—dc22 2004042205 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2004 by Martin Kantor All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004042205 ISBN: 0-275-98152-5 First published in 2004 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright Acknowledgments The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to reprint the following material: Excerpts from Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond, 2e. Theodore Million and Roger Davis. Copyright © by Theodore Million. This material is used by permission of John Wdey & Sons, Inc. Excerpts from an Associated Press article. 10 July 2003. Reprinted with permission of The Associated Press. To M. E. C.
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