What is catatonic schizophrenia?
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What is catatonic schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia:
Schizophrenia is a unitary disorder, but a rather a cluster of disorders, based on the type of symptoms a patient presents. Some of the symptoms are categorized as positive symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. Other symptoms are negative symptoms, such as flat affect and social withdrawal. Still others are referred to as cognitive symptoms, shown by a lack of coherent thinking and/or speech.
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View this answerIn the previous edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, 2000), schizophrenia is divided into various subtypes...
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Chapter 11 / Lesson 8Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms and a break from reality. Get an overview of the definition, types, and causes of schizophrenia, explore the differences between positive and negative symptoms, and see how it develops within a person's mind.