Navigating Schizophrenia Together
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Schizophrenia: All diagnoses within the category
Below is a listing of the diagnoses from the Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Category from the DSM-5-TR (5th edition of the Americans Psy
Delusional Disorder
This is a condition of the alternative disorder for the other major symptoms of Schizophrenia. In Delusional Disorder, there are one or more delusions of longer duration of 1 month; Otherwise, there is no significant dysfunction.
Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
This condition is used when symptoms are distressing and affect functioning at some level, but do not meet the full requirements for a certain psychotic disorder. The clinician may explain the condition with a particular focus, for example, persistent auditory hallucinations.
Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
This diagnosis is used for emergencies or when the clinician does not have enough evidence to make a more concrete diagnosis.
Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder
This diagnosis applies when the psychotic symptoms are directly a result of substances - a drug, medication or toxic compound.
Psychotic Disorder Further Medical Condition
This condition applies when there is psychosis caused by conditions such as an injury to the brain, seizures, endocrine disorders, or an infection.
Catatonia (as a specifier or independent diagnosis)
This condition involves the symptoms of whether it is a mental disorder like schizophrenia, a mood disorder, or a medical condition, and includes symptoms such as loss of speech, loss of movement, and a lack of physical response to the surrounding environment.
chiatric Association’s; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the current diagnostic manual employed in the field of mental health).
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders (DSM-5-TR) are characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, disturbances in motor function, and prominent negative symptoms.
Schizophrenia
This is a chronic disorder with a negative symptom and is characterized by hallucinations and delusions absent for at least the last 6 months, with the accompanying disorganized speech and other symptoms (flat affect, lack of motivation, etc.).
Schizophreniform Disorder
Also, a chronic disorder, and is a condition of Schizophrenia but of shorter duration of 1 to 6 months. Other fully recovering individuals exist; others continue on to have symptoms of Schizophrenia.
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia symptoms are co-occurring with the other symptoms of the affective mood (major depression) or include the manic episode. Psychotic symptoms are also outside of mood episodes.
Brief Psychotic Disorder
This is characterized by a rapid onset of symptoms; the duration of symptoms is for at least 1 day to 1 month, and is often a result of stress or trauma.
Schizophrenia: All diagnoses within the category
Delusional Disorder
This is a condition of the alternative disorder for the other major symptoms of Schizophrenia. In Delusional Disorder, there are one or more delusions of longer duration of 1 month; Otherwise, there is no significant dysfunction.
Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
This condition is used when symptoms are distressing and affect functioning at some level, but do not meet the full requirements for a certain psychotic disorder. The clinician may explain the condition with a particular focus, for example, persistent auditory hallucinations.
Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
This diagnosis is used for emergencies or when the clinician does not have enough evidence to make a more concrete diagnosis.
Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder
This diagnosis applies when the psychotic symptoms are directly a result of substances - a drug, medication or toxic compound.
Psychotic Disorder Further Medical Condition
This condition applies when there is psychosis caused by conditions such as an injury to the brain, seizures, endocrine disorders, or an infection.
Catatonia (as a specifier or independent diagnosis)
This condition involves the symptoms of whether it is a mental disorder like schizophrenia, a mood disorder, or a medical condition, and includes symptoms such as loss of speech, loss of movement, and a lack of physical response to the surrounding environment.
