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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On April 27, 2008, Vienna, Austria, the world learned the gruesome details of what Josef Fritzl did to his daughter. The story sent shock waves around the world. News report gave details of a quite unimaginable story. For 24 years Josef Fritzl had kept his own daughter captive in a cellar beneath his house. In
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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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