Schizoaffective disorder is among the most frequently misdiagnosed psychiatric disorders in clinical practice. Due to concerns about the reliability and utility of the diagnostic criteria for schizoaffective disorder, some researchers have proposed revisions, while others have suggested altogether removing the diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The term schizoaffective disorder first […]
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A delusion is a fixed false belief based on an inaccurate interpretation of an external reality despite evidence to the contrary. Cultural beliefs also impact the content of delusions. An individual’s cultural beliefs merit consideration before coming to the diagnosis. The belief is not congruent with one’s culture or subculture, and almost everyone else knows
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Pauline Parker was born on May 26, 1938, Christchurch, New Zealand. Juliet Hulme was born on October 28, 1938 in London, Great Britain. Pauline had an illness named osteomyelitis when she was five years old. Her treatments were painful and she was excused from physical activities at school due to chronic leg pain. She was
This disorder was first listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) as shared paranoid disorder. In the next edition (DSM-IV), the term changed to shared psychotic disorder. In the latest edition, DSM-5, it was removed as a separate disease entity. It now is included in the section on other
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DSM-5: Presence of one (or more) of the following symptoms. At least one of these must be (1), (2), or (3) (A): Note: Do not include a symptom if it is a culturally sanctioned response pattern. Duration of an episode of the disturbance is at least 1 day but less than 1 month, with eventual
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DSM-5: Disorder Class: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Characteristic symptoms: Two (or more) of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month period (or less if successfully treated) (A): Social/occupational dysfunction: For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major
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