Signs and symptoms

   A person with schizophrenia may be observed disorganization of thought and speech, their unusual, auditory hallucinations, delusional ideas. In a number of reasons the disease is often accompanied by social isolation, it is accompanied by violation of social cognition and paranoid symptoms associated with delirium and hallucinations, and negative symptoms: apathy and abulia. In rare cases, the patient may remain silent, in strange positions or, conversely, fall into a state of excitation effect: a sign of catatonia. None of the features taken in isolation is not sufficient to diagnose schizophrenia, because they may accompany other pathological conditions. Under the current classification of psychoses, psychotic symptoms must be present in at least one month against the backdrop of the functioning disorders, continuing at least six months, less prolonged episodes refer to disorders.

   More often than not, schizophrenia begins in late adolescence or in the early period of adult life, often causing serious damage to a person's identity at a critical stage of social and professional development. In recent years, conducted extensive research on early diagnosis of pre-debut signs of the disease to minimize its harmful effects. We show that up to 30 months before the appearance of overt symptoms, and in some cases even earlier, perhaps the discovery prodroma. In this period of the future patients may manifest nonspecific symptoms - social isolation, irritability, and dysphoria.

   As the psychosis they are transient (short term) or moderate psychotic symptoms.