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WHAT schizophrenia IS NOT

Split personality, A moral weakness, contagious, a simple brain or genetic disorder

schizophrenia stats

5% lifetime risk of suicide (Hor & Taylor, 2010), 20% attempt suicide, General risk factors:

Anhedonia

A diminished ability to experience pleasure or interest in activities that were once enjoyable.

Avolition

A lack of motivation to initiate or complete purposeful tasks.

Alogia

A reduction in the amount or content of speech, often referred to as "poverty of speech."

KEY FEATURES DSM V schizophrenia

Delusions, Hallucinations, delusions: Fixed beliefs that are not supported by fact or evidence • Many forms-persecutory and grandiose are the most common

OTHER KEY DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES

Disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence), Abnormal motor behaviour, Negative symptoms: affective flattening, alogia, or avolition

DP4 3 GS TID P-A P-C

Borderline PD: Distinct Period 4 days, 3 symptoms, G: Grandiosity, S: Sleep

DP4

D: Distinct Period A clearly defined period of abnormal mood change. P4: 4 days The episode lasts at least 4 consecutive days.

5 A iiR 2i SAiE APi/DS

Borderline Personality Disorder: at least five, Abandonment, intense interpersonal relationships, Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging, suicidal behavior, Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood,

5 A iiR

At least five criteria must be met for a diagnosis. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. (Note: Suicidal or self-mutilating behaviors are covered separately.)

2i S

Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). (Note: Excludes suicidal or self-mutilating behavior, which is addressed separately.)

AiE

Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days).

APi/DS

Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).

Paranoid Ideation:

Brief episodes of intense, unjustified suspiciousness or beliefs that others intend harm, often without clear evidence.

Dissociative Symptoms:

Transient experiences of feeling detached from oneself, one's surroundings, or reality, often described as a sense of unreality or disconnection.

Borderline Personality Disorde

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following

3: SN D I/FP I/A DR 18 E<15 XS/BD

antisocial personality disorder

3: SN D I/FP

At least 3 of the following must be met: Social Norms: Failure to conform (lawbreaking behavior). Deceitfulness: Lying, conning, or using aliases.

I/A DR 18

Irritability/Aggression: Frequent physical altercations. Disregard for Safety: Reckless behavior putting self/others at risk.

E<15 XS/BD

Evidence of conduct disorder before age 15. Excludes cases where behavior occurs only during schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

4: DSSA NF P/C FA

Schizoid Personality Disorder

4: DSSA

At least 4 criteria must be met. Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family.

NF P/C FA

Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives. 742 6. Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder or depressive disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or autism spectrum disorder

Schizoaffective Disorder

An uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a major mood episode (major depressive or manic) concurrent with Criterion A of schizophrenia.

MOP-MCP

Schizoaffective Disorder

MOP

There must be a major mood episode (depressive or manic) concurrent with schizophrenia symptoms.

MCP

M - Majority Mood: Mood symptoms (depressive or manic) are present for the majority of the illness duration. The symptoms are not attributable to substance use or another medical condition.