Schizophrenia - disorganized type - Symptom
Alternative Names
Hebephrenic schizophrenia; Disorganized schizophrenia
Symptoms:
- Active, but in an aimless and not constructive way
- Bizarre and inappropriate emotional responses
- False, fixed beliefs (delusions)
- Inability to feel pleasure
- Inappropriate grinning and grimacing
- Lack of emotion and motivation
- Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations)
- Silly behavior
Some of these symptoms are also seen in other types of schizophrenia. The main difference is erratic behavior, with speech that is not grammatical or is random-ordered.
Signs and tests:
Diagnosis involves:
- Laboratory tests
- Physical examination
- Psychiatric evaluation
These tests can help rule out other causes of the symptoms.
- Reviewed last on: 2/6/2008
- Christos Ballas, MD, Attending Psychiatrist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
International Early Psychosis Association Writing Group. International clinical practice guidelines for early psychosis. Br J Psychiatry. 2005;187:s120-s124.
Addington D, Bouchard RH, Goldberg J, Honer B, Malla A, Norman R, Tempier R. Clinical practice guidelines: treatment of schizophrenia. Can J Psychiatry. 2005;50:7s-57s.