james is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world, and seems somewhat eccentric to others. often, he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby. he knows it is an illusion and that she is not real. her presence does give him comfort. james probably would be diagnosed with

James would probably be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. This mental disorder includes symptoms of a schizophrenic disorder and an affective disorder such as depression. In this case, James has hallucinations, which are characteristic of the schizophrenic disorder, but also depression after the death of his mother.

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