Re: What the...?! Man rips out own eyes in church
There is an entire range of diagnosable disorders to which some form of psychosis is key. Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders is its own section in the diagnostic manual.
Naturally, all of these disorders have their own diagnostic criteria (sometimes with minor differences). Also, all diagnosis is based on a cluster of possible symptoms, not a single symptom. For example, if someone is only hearing voices, that's not enough for any kind of a diagnosis. For a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 2 or more of the following have to be present regularly during a 1 month period (called the active phase), and the entire range of symptoms (including prodormal, non-active phase symptoms) has to be present over a 6 month period to formally qualify for a Dx of Schizophrenia: 1. delusions, 2. hallucinations, 3. disorganized speech, 4. catatonic behavior, 5. negative symptoms (My apologies if all of that is too technical). Also, there are different subtypes of schizophrenia, all with their own additional symptomalogical caveats. In short, the whole thing is entirely too complicated!
Originally posted by Siggie
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