SCHIZOPHRENIA

What is Schizophrenia?

As a psychiatrist I would say it is a functional disorder which is primarily

psychotic in nature. By psychotic it means the person has delusions and hallucinations.

But all delusions and hallucinations are not due to schizophrenia. As per diagnostic guidelines any patient who has following symptoms is said to be suffering from schizophrenia.

1) Thought withdrawal, thought insertion, thought broadcast.

2) Somatic passivity, delusional perception.

3) Third person discussing, running commentary hallucinations.

4) Bizarre delusion.

5) Loosening ofassociation.

6) psycho-motor retardation or agitation, catatonia.

7) Negative symptoms

8) self-absorbent attitude, aimlessness.

 Schizophrenia has following sub-types

 Paranoid schizophrenia

 Hebephrenic schizophrenia

 Catatonic schizophrenia

 Post schizophrenic depression

 Residual schizophrenia

 Simple schizophrenia

Best prognosis is paranoid and catatonic schizophrenia

Worst prognosis is simple and hebephrenic schizophrenia

Treatment of schizophrenia includes following-

First line drugs are-

Anti-psychotics which include

Haloperidol

Flupenthxiol

Zuclopenthixol

Fluphenazine

Olanzapine

Risperidone

Quetiapine

Ziprasidone

Amisulpride

Zotepine

Treatment resistant schizophrenia

Clozapine

ECT

Wish you a healthy life ahead.

Regards

Dr Hitesh Sharma.

MBBS, MD (Psychiatry)

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