Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on May 11, 2005.
The focus on schizophrenia continues here with an introduction to the five subtypes. It is thought that those people who have paranoid... Read more »
Today's focus will be on the revisions to the DSM for the schizophrenia category. The DSM V is set for release in May 2013. On the Mental... Read more »
Meet any two people with Schizophrenia and you will be confronted by an interesting and somewhat puzzling scenario. For a start they will... Read more »
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In the coming series I will talk in detail about schizophrenia: starting from the onset of... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizophrenia is a group of psychotic disorders that interfere with thinking and mental or emotional responsiveness. It is a disease of the brain.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A doctor will make a diagnosis of schizophrenia based on a patients symptoms and how long they have lasted.Diagnostic CriteriaPsychiatrists use as... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
Signs and Symptoms of SchizophreniaThere are three major categories of symptoms associated with schizophrenia: Positive symptoms Negative symptoms ... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
Goals of Treatment for SchizophreniaThe American Psychiatric Association (APA) notes that the goals of treatment for schizophrenia include: Reduce or... Read more »
A mother writes that her son, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, stops taking his Risperdal when he is feeling better. She then has... Read more »