Table : TABLE 13.7 UNDERSTANDING SCHIZOPHRENIA
  • Delusions
  • Hallucinations
  • Disorganized speech
  • Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
  • Decreased emotional expression
  • Decreased level of functioning at work, socially, or in self-care
  • Continuous disturbance lasting at least 6 months
  • Symptoms not related to substance use
  • Symptoms not related to another medical condition
  • Lack of motivation
    • There is a great deal of public confusion about what it means to have schizophrenia. Listed above are some common features of this frequently misunderstood disorder.
    SOURCE: DSM–5 (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 2013).