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Schizophrenia
*Range of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional dysfunctions.
*Recognition of a constellation of signs and symptoms associated with impaired occupational or social functioning
*Heterogeneous (several causes) clinical syndrome
*Positive symptoms (presence of): delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking/motorized behavior
*Negative symptoms (lack of): volition, decrease in attendance to ADLS (activity of daily living skills)
What are the marked disturbances found in thought disorders?
Affect (flat, inappropriate)Behavior (unpredictable, bizarre)Social interactions (isolation)
When is the onset of schizophrenia?
Late adolescents (20s) - first psychotic episode
What are the Diagnostic Criteria of Schizoprenia? 1 of 2
1. Two or more active-phase symptoms such as:* bizarre delusions* hallucinations- (auditory, commanding(* disorganized speech* grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior* negative symptoms
2. Since onset, functioning in one or more areas are below level before onset (work, relationships, self-care)
3. Symptoms must last at least 6 months with at least 1 month of following symptoms, may include periods of residual symptoms
What are the Diagnostic Criteria of schizophrenia? 2 of 2
4. Schizoaffective, depressive/bipolar disorders with psychotic features are ruled out because - a) no major depressive or manic episodes occurred with active-phase, b) if mood episodes have occurred during active-phase, they have been present for a minority of total duration
5. Not due to physiological or substance effects, or another medical condition
6. If hx of autism or communication disorder of childhood onset, this diagnosis is given only if delusions or hallucinations, and other symptoms, are present for at least one month.
Delusional disorder
Pt has delusions that do not impair functioning
Brief psychotic disorder
*Pt returns to pre-morbidity levelex: postpartum psychosis (loss of reality, delusions, hallucinations)
*Lasts more than one day, but remits by one month
Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified
Pt with psychosis (loss of reality, delusions, hallucinations, inability to assess internal/external environment accurately; a way to cope with intense confusion/anxiety) that does not meet criteria of other diagnoses.
What are the 3 dimensions of psychopathyology in schizophrenia?
Disorganized (speech, behavior, incongruent affect)Psychotic (delusions and hallucinations)Negative (alogia, affective blunting, avolition,anhedonia and attentional impairment)
Nihilistic
Delusion involving death
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