Assigning paranoid diagnoses in the geriatric population can be a challenging endeavour. A survey was undertaken of selected ICD‐9 diagnoses in different hospital settings. Almost 50% of the diagnoses were associated with combative/paranoid behaviour; yet, only 12% received ‘paranoid’ diagnoses. This article addresses the problems of case definition for paranoid states in the elderly.
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