Schizophreniform disorder
| Subclass of | psychosis, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychiatry, clinical psychology |
| Possible treatment | psychotherapy |
| ICD-9-CM | 295.4 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C94376 |
Schizophreniform disorder be a mental disorder dem diagnose wen symptoms of schizophrenia be present for a significant portion of time (at least a month), buh signs of disturbance no be present for de full six months dem require give de diagnosis of schizophrenia.
De symptoms of both disorders fi include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized anaa catatonic behavior, den social withdrawal. While impairment insyd social, occupational, anaa academic functioning be required for de diagnosis of schizophrenia, insyd schizophreniform disorder an individual ein level of functioning fi be anaa no fi be affected. While de onset of schizophrenia often be gradual over a number of months anaa years, de onset of schizophreniform disorder fi be relatively rapid.
Like schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder often be treated plus antipsychotic medications, especially de atypicals, along plus a variety of social supports (such as individual psychotherapy, family therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) dem design to reduce de social den emotional impact of de illness. De prognosis dey vary wey dey depend upon de nature, severity, den duration of de symptoms, buh about two-thirds of individuals dem diagnose plus schizophreniform disorder go on to develop schizophrenia.[1]
References
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[edit | edit source]- Strakowski SM (June 1994). "Diagnostic validity of schizophreniform disorder". Am J Psychiatry. 151 (6): 815–24. doi:10.1176/ajp.151.6.815. PMID 8184991.
- "Schizophreniform Disorder". health.am. 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-17.