There are TWO MANUALS used to diagnose schizophrenia:

The first is: ICD which is used in Europe & internationally. It explains that schizophrenic people are those who show 1 serious symptom or 2 less serious symptoms for a month or more

The second is: DSM – IV which is used in America – it adds other types of behaviours to the ICD manual.

The DSM – IV also lists 5 subtypes of schizophrenia, due to the huge variety of symptoms shown:

DISORGANISED SCHIZOPHRENIA: Symptoms involve incoherent speech and thoughts, bizarre delusions and hallucinations & inappropriate emotions and behaviours.

CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA – Symptoms alternate between catatonic stupor and negativism & catatonic excitement – prolonged frenzied, even violent behaviour

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA – Involves organised and complex delusions, mostly auditory hallucination & relatively few other symptoms

RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA – Involves the gradual development of many minor problems e.g. Social withdrawal, emotional blunting & apathy

UNDIFFERENTIATED SCHIZOPHRENIA – Classification for those whose symptoms are not classifiable under any of the other subtypes

	Created by mollymollymoore about 11 years ago

Psychology (Schizophrenia) Note on Diagnosis of Schzophrenia, created by mollymollymoore on 23/04/2013.

Diagnosis of Schzophrenia