Paranoid schizophrenia- characterized by delusions and auditory hallucinations. They have normal intellect and expression of emotions compared to a person without the illness. Delusions are often about being victimized, harassed, or mistreated by a person or multiple people. Often times they exhibit anger, emotional distance and anxiety.
Disorganized schizophrenia- characterized by speech and behavior that are difficult to understand and indifferent or inappropriate emotions. They may laugh for no obvious reason, make unclear statements, but may not have delusions. Often they have childlike behavior and show little emotion. Their disorganized behavior often disrupt daily activities such as taking a shower or preparing their meal.
Catatonic schizophrenia- characteristics by the person being mute or withdrawn. The person may be restless or may not move much. They often have unusual posture,body positions, facial expressions, and may not be responsive to other people.
Undifferentiated schizophrenia- characterized by symptoms seen in all of the above groups but do not qualify enough to be categorized in them.
Residual schizophrenic- characterized by at least one past schizophrenic episode but currently no positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior). The person may lack motivation on interest in life.
http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/schizophrenia-types
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-what-you-need-to-know
http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000928sym.html?ic=506019
I found this very interesting. I thought there was really only one type of schizophrenia. Can a person have more than one type of schizophrenia? And since some of these signs can be seen in all people, do people have to have a brain scan in order to diagnose schizophrenia? Keep up the writing!
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