A. Two or more symptoms from the schizophrenia must be in existence at least once a month, and fewer times would indicate successful treatment. At least one of the occurring symptoms must be (1), (2), or (3): delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms (little to no emotion).
B. A fraction of the time since the interruption of normal levels of functioning in one plus major areas of conditions including work, relationships, or personal hygiene are below levels before that of the onset of symptoms. Failure to reach expected potential when onset is discovered in childhood or adolescence is also an issue.
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It has been determined that the illness being presented in the patient is not due to any medical condition or physiological issues that would present themselves due to any form of substance abuse such as drug or alcohol usage.
F. If a history of autism spectrum disorder or a communication disorder is presented within the patient during the childhood stage of life, then an additional diagnosis of schizophrenia is a possibility if and only if delusions or hallucinations are present along with other prerequisite criteria for the span of one month give or take due to the success of possible treatment method.
The patient believes that there are people preoccupied with him specifically, and that they say obscene stuff about him behind his back. Thoughts or murmurs such as this are known as hallucinations and John, the patient, has them quite frequently. Another mentioned several sessions into therapy, would be the fact that he has preconceived notions that his friends and family are out to get him because of his sexual relationships both homosexual and heterosexual. This preconceived notion recognized as a