Hebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia
Symptoms
- Active, but in an aimless and not constructive way
- Bizarre and inappropriate emotional responses
- False, fixed beliefs (delusions)
- Inability to feel pleasure
- Inappropriate grinning and grimacing
- Lack of emotion and motivation
- Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations)
- Silly behavior
Some of these symptoms are also seen in other types of schizophrenia. The main difference is erratic behavior, with speech that is not grammatical or is random-ordered.
Signs and tests
Diagnosis involves:
- Laboratory tests
- Physical examination
- Psychiatric evaluation
These tests can help rule out other causes of the symptoms.
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