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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Schizophrenia Disorganized Type Symptoms

Health Encyclopedia: Schizophrenia Disorganized Type

Alternative Names

Hebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia


Symptoms

Delusions (false, fixed beliefs) and hallucinations (sensory perceptions without a source) are common in disorganized schizophrenia. Emotional responses of people with this condition are often bizarre and inappropriate. Lack of emotion and motivation, as well as the inability to feel pleasure, may occur with this condition.

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Health Guide

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...or more verbal screening tests to help determine whether a patient's symptoms meet the criteria for schizophrenia. Because no single symptom is specific to schizophrenia, a diagnosis may be made... Read more »
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