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A 22-year-old university student is brought to A&E by friends who report he has been behaving increasingly strangely over the past few weeks. He believes the television is sending him special messages and that his thoughts are being controlled by external forces. He appears dishevelled and is suspicious of the clinical staff. There is no history of substance misuse. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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