Assessment of potential violence in the paranoid worker.
Violence in the workplace is sometimes a manifestation of an untreated psychiatric disorder. Paranoid personality disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, and delusional (paranoid) disorder are three psychiatric syndromes in which paranoid ideation is a prominent feature. While the vast majority of people with these conditions are not violent, paranoid workers can exhibit violent behavior as a reaction to beliefs that co-workers or supervisors are threatening or persecuting them. Three cases are described to illustrate the clinical presentation of these disorders and their management in an occupational setting.
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D000328:Adult; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010260:Paranoid Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence