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Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was given a hospital order for manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility in January.

Being in a paranoid state of mind caused by mental illness can also be a risk factor, though this is more rare.

In evidence, Irwin, of George Street, described suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, which caused him to hear voices and hallucinate.

Opponents of fluoridation have played on paranoid fears for decades, but into the 1960s, these were popularly dismissed as ravings from fringe organizations.

Typical psychotic-like experiences include perceptual distortions and hallucinations, suspicious paranoid thinking, delusions and bizarre, unusual thoughts.