Thank you so much for this informative post. I had wondered what was in store in the DSM V. Although as many times as I have read the one currently in use, I still don't know for sure if I have schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia. I guess it doesn't matter, though, as long as the meds are working. Is "schizoaffective" going to be removed from the DSM V? I had heard a rumor...
I took my husband to be evauted for scizo , and they told him that if they do find out he has it that they will have to contact chld service ...he has custody of his son...that got him more paronoid and we left and never went back...is it true they can do that ? he said he dont want to put his son thriugh that , I dont blame him ..
but as time goes by he is getting worse ...I need help what to do ?
where do you live? get your husband the treatment he needs, and try to get an attorney to lobby on his behalf if he has a son that child service might try to take away. your husband needs treatment, so go get it for him. the longer you wait, the more likely there will be permanent loss of functioning and brain damage. just remember: a psychotic person is in no condition to take care of his son, but a healthy father is.
Christina
Thank you for getting back to me , we we live in Los Angeles, calif.My question is
so next time we make an appointment take a lawyer with us ? My husband is not harmful to him self or to anyone esle, but i feel like each episode is getting worse
and he is so stubborn to go back ...Im so fustrated with him sometimes I feel like throughing in the towel ..I just want to thank you sometimes I feel I have no one to talk to that understand ...everyone just says he crazy ,,and I feel bad for him . and I want to help him but he dont let me..
Thanks again
I feel you too! I'm only twelve and every day I'm in school, I just feel like the whole room knows what I'm thinking but they have the courtesy to not comment. I'm really suffering. Especially when I am having a real personal thought about a crush, I look over to her and she's blushing. That just makes my symptom worse! And I'm to embarresed to tell parents! I don't know what to do! 
Tim, you are very wise for a young man. You seem to have a great deal of insight into your mind. That is a very good thing. I applaud you for being so honest!
Have you tried talking to your parents? My son started suffering from mild hallucinations/paranoid thoughts when he was about 12...but he never conveyed that to me. If he had, I would have gotten him help.
You are not alone and NO ONE CAN HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS (does that help? Probably not, right? That's why therapy/medication can be so helpful). If you seek out counseling/medication at this early stage, there is a much greater chance you will not end up in the hospital (my son did -one week). There is also a lot of new evidence suggesting intervention at the early stages might prevent full blown psychosis, which gives you a better chance at a rich/full life. Less interruption can mean better education, better jobs and more fufilling relationships.
Talk to someone you trust. If they refuse to take you seriously, talk to someone else. Continue until you get the treatment you deserve.
Good luck. Keep us posted!
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This is a very timely topic.
I know that there have been discussions for a couple of years now about possible changes. I found the part about autism within the information about schizophrenia diagnosis very interesting because my mother has schizophrenia but my son has autism. Some years ago autism was sometimes called childhood schizophrenia. It leads me to wonder now...is there such a thing as childhood schizophrenia (not autism)? Can schizophrenia symptoms present in childhood?
There must be a ton of debate about these proposed changes. Time will tell as to how it affects us in the future.
Thanks for sharing this information with us.
MM
Merely Me,
It is possible to develop schizophrenia symptoms in childhood, however it's thought to be rare. yet it is possible
Christina