Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
SCHIZOPHRENIA DISORDER
Name of students : Name of the Faculty: Dr. Smriti Sethi
Sehar Sharma (A1506923365)
Ananya Srivastava (A1506923418)
Suhani Dahiya
Batch : 2023-2026
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, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
Diagnostic Criteria
• According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5), to meet the criteria for
diagnosis of schizophrenia, the patient must have experienced at
least 2 of the following symptoms :
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Disorganized speech
• Disorganized or catatonic behavior
• Negative symptoms
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, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
Comorbidities
• Rates of comorbidity with substance-related disorders
are high in schizophrenia. Over half of individuals with
schizophrenia have tobacco use disorder and smoke
cigarettes regularly.
• Comorbidity with anxiety disorders is increasingly
recognized in schizophrenia. Rates of obsessive-
compulsive disorder and panic disorder are elevated
in individuals with schizophrenia compared with the
general population.
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SCHIZOPHRENIA DISORDER
Name of students : Name of the Faculty: Dr. Smriti Sethi
Sehar Sharma (A1506923365)
Ananya Srivastava (A1506923418)
Suhani Dahiya
Batch : 2023-2026
1
, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
Diagnostic Criteria
• According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5), to meet the criteria for
diagnosis of schizophrenia, the patient must have experienced at
least 2 of the following symptoms :
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Disorganized speech
• Disorganized or catatonic behavior
• Negative symptoms
2
, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences
Comorbidities
• Rates of comorbidity with substance-related disorders
are high in schizophrenia. Over half of individuals with
schizophrenia have tobacco use disorder and smoke
cigarettes regularly.
• Comorbidity with anxiety disorders is increasingly
recognized in schizophrenia. Rates of obsessive-
compulsive disorder and panic disorder are elevated
in individuals with schizophrenia compared with the
general population.
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