Deafness and paranoid symptoms : prevalence and etiology

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The possible association between deafness and paranoid symptoms is an area of debate for many years.

In this brief discussion we will show how it is difficult to conduct a research in this field.

Also we will show that deafness solely as a causal factor for paranoid symptoms is most likely mistaken.

It was found that the neurotic forms of mental disorders are much more common than paranoia in such a population.

The consideration of the whole situation, which includes, psychological, social, and more significant any underlying organic cause, is an important factor in assessing a deaf patient who presents with paranoid symptoms