The concept of schizophrenia is of a relatively recent origin, less than a century old. This disorder was first established by the German psychiatrist, Dr. Emile Kraepelin in 1887 as a distinct mental illness from other psychotic disorders. At that time, he used the Latin term “dementia praecox” (early dementia) to identify persons who had manifestations that nowadays are associated with schizophrenia (Psychology Today, 2015). He used different subtypes such as hebephrenia, catatonia and paranoia. However, he was mistaken when he thought that only young people get this illness and that it led to mental deterioration unavoidably (Healthy Place, 2015).
The Swiss psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Eugen Bleuler, did not agree with what Dr. Kraepelin believed …show more content…
As the neo-Kraepelinian controversies of the 1970s started coming to an end, researchers were developing the Third Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, DSM-III. This was a crucial change in the perception of psychiatric disorders, especially in schizophrenia. DSM-III resulted to be reliable in its diagnostic assessments and criteria and this eventually led to the 10th revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10, from where DSM-IV was also established (Jablensky, …show more content…
Although the schizotypal personality disorder is listed in this chapter, its criteria are discussed in the personality disorders chapter. The criteria for delusional disorder remained more or less the same, however the adjective non bizarre has been eliminated. Shared psychotic disorder has been all removed as a diagnosis since it was rarely used anymore. With schizophrenia, its subtypes have been removed and the treatment given for some types of hallucinations and bizarre delusions has been excluded as well. Also, one has to be experiencing one of the positive symptoms discussed earlier to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. The total span of mood symptoms manifested in schizoaffective disorder has been changed to present a clearer image to the
The Swiss psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Eugen Bleuler, did not agree with what Dr. Kraepelin believed …show more content…
As the neo-Kraepelinian controversies of the 1970s started coming to an end, researchers were developing the Third Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, DSM-III. This was a crucial change in the perception of psychiatric disorders, especially in schizophrenia. DSM-III resulted to be reliable in its diagnostic assessments and criteria and this eventually led to the 10th revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10, from where DSM-IV was also established (Jablensky, …show more content…
Although the schizotypal personality disorder is listed in this chapter, its criteria are discussed in the personality disorders chapter. The criteria for delusional disorder remained more or less the same, however the adjective non bizarre has been eliminated. Shared psychotic disorder has been all removed as a diagnosis since it was rarely used anymore. With schizophrenia, its subtypes have been removed and the treatment given for some types of hallucinations and bizarre delusions has been excluded as well. Also, one has to be experiencing one of the positive symptoms discussed earlier to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. The total span of mood symptoms manifested in schizoaffective disorder has been changed to present a clearer image to the