CPTP 3.2 - Case 38: Women Being Watched

Question 1

Define paranoid schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Persistent delusions of over 1 month

Question 2

What types of delusions are commonly found in patients with schizophrenia?

Answer 2

Auditory
Tactile
Persecutory

Question 3

Name four common symptoms seen in individuals with paranoid schizophrenia?

Answer 3

Thought echo
Delusions of controlled body parts (external forces)
Delusional perception of the world
Hallucinatory voices providing a running commentary

Question 4

What is haloperidol?

Answer 4

Typical (old fashioned) anti-psychotic
Lots of side-effects = extra-pyramidal including Parkinson’s disease like symptoms (tremor and bradykinesia) and acute dystonia (rigidity)