“…Suspiciousness (or paranoia in its extreme) is a symptom that involves the exaggerated tendency to believe that other people intend harm, especially to oneself. It is believed to exist on a continuum (Combs et al, 2002) and is associated with anxiety and depression in the general population (Martin and Penn, 2001; Messias and Kirkpatrick, 2001; Ellett et al, 2003; von Gemmingen et al, 2003; Combs and Penn, 2004) and in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (Kirkpatrick et al, 1996; Freeman and Garety, 1999; Messias et al, 2001; Candido and Romney, 2002; Goodwin et al, 2002; Drake et al, 2004; Spitznagel and Suhr, 2004; Huppert and Smith, 2005). Although rarely investigated, a better understanding of the role of suspiciousness in the context of anxiety and depression could foster improved definition, classification, and treatment of psychological disorders.…”