Schizophrenia Symptoms And Features

Question 1

How long to symptoms have to be present for sz diagnosis according to DSM5

Answer 1

One month of active symptoms and 6 months of disturbance

Question 2

What symptoms have to be present for sz diagnosis according to DSM 5

Answer 2

2 or more of the 4 symptoms: thought insertion, hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thought/ speech

Question 3

How long do symptoms have to be present for a sz diagnosis according to ICD11

Answer 3

One month where symptoms were mostly active

Question 4

Percentage of people with sz

Answer 4

1%

Question 5

Prevalence of sz(likelihood of getting it)

Answer 5

0.3%-0.7%

Question 6

Onset of sz

Answer 6

Earlier onset in males (early-mid 20s) compared to females (late 20s)
Males prognosis more likely to be poorer

Question 7

Recovery of sz

Answer 7

25% have one episode and recover
25% have it continuously
50% have it on and off episodes

Question 8

Positive symptoms

Answer 8

Add to behaviour e.g. delusions, hallucinations
Harder to recover from

Question 9

Negative symptoms

Answer 9

Take away from behaviour
Lack of emotion, social withdrawal
Harder to recover from

Question 10

Thought insertion

Answer 10

Believing your thoughts dont belong to you and have been implanted by an external source

Question 11

Hallucinations

Answer 11

Perceiving sensory stimuli which aren’t really present e.g. taste, smell, touch, hear

Question 12

Delusions

Answer 12

Fixed, False beliefs that is unamendable even with conflicting evidence and is not shared by others

Question 13

Disorganised thought

Answer 13

Unrelated speech that does not make sense (word salad)