classification of schizophrenia

Question 1

DSM-5

Answer 1

2 symptoms need to be present for a month and one has to be positive

positive: hallucinations, delusions

negative: avolition, speech poverty

Question 2

reliability of the diagnosis 1

Answer 2

Beck- 153 patients diagnosed by multiple doctors only had a 54% concordance rate between doctors. low inter rater reliability

Question 3

reliability of diagnosis 2

Answer 3

buckley- co morbidity rates with schizophrenia (50% depression) inaccurate diagnosis

Question 4

reliability 3

Answer 4

cotton- gender bias , women taken less seriously as women have better social coping strategies

Question 5

reliability culture

Answer 5

afro carrieban heritage 9x more likely to be diagnosed. fernando category failure western definitions