Schizophrenia - Diagnosis

Question 1

What is the DSM-5 and what assoc published it?

Answer 1

Published by America Psychiatric Association
Criteria for diagnosis of schizophrenia

Question 2

What does the DSM-5 list as the criteria for having schizophrenia?

Answer 2

1. Symptoms
2. Duration
3. Social and occupational dysfunctions
4. Exclusion of certain mood disorders ( bipolar, depressive disorder)

Question 3

What are positive Schizophrenia symptoms? What is the most common?

Answer 3

Delusions
Hallucinations - most common as auditory

Question 4

What are cognitive schizophrenia symptoms?

Answer 4

1. Thought disorders
2. Movement disorders/ catanoia

Question 5

What are negative schizophrenia symptoms?

Answer 5

Q. Emotional numbness
2. Difficulty communicating
3. Social withdrawal
4. Lack of general care or personal hygiene

Question 6

What is the basic criteria for a schizophrenia diagnosis?

Answer 6

1. 2 or more symptoms for at least 1 month with 1 of the symptoms being delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech
2. Some evidence of the disorder for 6 consistent months
3. Changes in life or social environment dysfunction
4. Must rule out depressive and bipolar disorder and not caused by medication use or abuse

Question 7

What is ICD - 10 and who published it? When will ICD 11 be published?

Answer 7

International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems
WHO World Health Organization
1/1/2022

Question 8

What is the ICD 11 Diagnosis criteria?

Question 9

What are the differences between ICD 10 and ICD11?

Answer 9

ICD 10 has 7 subtype and classification
ICD 11 does not have subtypes and instead code qualifiers to allow for more flexibility