Schizophrenia spectrum Flashcards
Number of symptoms for schizophrenia
2 or more
at least one must be hallucinations, delusions, disorganised speech
Undifferentiated type of schizophrenia
failure to meet criteria for another disorder
residual type
one past episode os schizophrania
continue to display less extreme residual symptoms
schizophreniform duration
1-6 months
schizophreniform is associated with ___ premorbid functioning
good
schizoaffective prognosis
similar to schizophrenia
in delusional disorder there is a lack of
positive and negative symptoms
Types of delusions
erotomanic (someone famous is in love with them) grandiose jealous persecutory somatic
brief psychotic disorder
less than a month
brought on by extreme stress or trauma
Remits on its own
Process vs reactive
insidious, biologically based, negative symptoms and poor prognosis
onset after stress, notable behavioral activity, best prognosis
Type 1
Positive symptoms
good response to drugs
optimistic prognosis
no intellectual impairment
Type 2
Negative symptoms
poor response
pessimistic prognosis
intellectual impairment
Prevalence of shcizophrenia
1% of population
Onset of schizophrenia
early adulthood but can emerge at any point but probably not after 40-50
Risk for monozygotic twins
48%
