Derangement Syndrome

Meanings

1. The acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.

1. One of three mechanical syndromes in the McKenzie method proposed in 1981 by the New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie.

Etymology

Coined in 2003 by Charles Krauthammer as Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) in The Washington Post article "The Delusional Dean".