Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Criterion A |
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Definition
An uninterrupted period of illness during which, at some time, there is either a Major Depressive Episode, a Manic Episode, or a Mixed Episode concurrent with symptoms that meet Criterion A for Schizophrenia.
Note: The Major Depressive Episode must include Criterion A1: depressed mood. |
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Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Criterion B |
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Definition
| During the same period of illness, there have been delusions or hallucinations for at least 2 weeks in the absence of prominent mood symptoms. |
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Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Criterion C |
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Definition
| Symptoms that meet criteria for a mood episode are present for a substantial portion of the total duration of the active and residual periods of the illness. |
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Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Criterion D |
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Definition
| The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition. |
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Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Specify type Bipolar Type |
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Definition
| if the disturbance includes a Manic or a Mixed Episode (or a Manic or a Mixed Episode and Major Depressive Episodes) |
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Term
| Schizoaffective Disorder Specify type Depressive Type |
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Definition
| if the disturbance only includes Major Depressive Episodes |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Criterion A |
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Definition
| Criteria A, D, and E of Schizophrenia are met. |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Criterion B |
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Definition
| An episode of the disorder (including prodromal, active, and residual phases) lasts at least 1 month but less than 6 months. (When the diagnosis must be made without waiting for recovery, it should be qualified as "Provisional.") |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Specify Without Good Prognostic Features |
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Definition
| Without Good Prognostic Features |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Specify With Good Prognostic Features |
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Definition
as evidenced by two (or more) of the following:
onset of prominent psychotic symptoms within 4 weeks of the first noticeable change in usual behavior or functioning |
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| Schizophreniform Disorder Specify With Good Prognostic Features |
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Definition
as evidenced by two (or more) of the following:
confusion or perplexity at the height of the psychotic episode |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Specify With Good Prognostic Features |
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Definition
as evidenced by two (or more) of the following:
good premorbid social and occupational functioning |
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Term
| Schizophreniform Disorder Specify With Good Prognostic Features |
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Definition
as evidenced by two (or more) of the following:
absence of blunted or flat affect |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A1 |
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Definition
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):
delusions |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A2 |
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Definition
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):
hallucinations |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A3 |
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Definition
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):
disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence) |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A4 |
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Definition
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):
grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A5 |
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Definition
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):
negative symptoms, i.e., affective flattening, alogia, or avolition |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion A Note |
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Definition
| Only one Criterion A symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices conversing with each other. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion B |
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Definition
| Social/occupational dysfunction: For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major areas of functioning such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care are markedly below the level achieved prior to the onset (or when the onset is in childhood or adolescence, failure to achieve expected level of interpersonal, academic, or occupational achievement). |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion C |
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Definition
| Duration: Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6 months. This 6-month period must include at least 1 month of symptoms (or less if successfully treated) that meet Criterion A (i.e., active-phase symptoms) and may include periods of prodromal or residual symptoms. During these prodromal or residual periods, the signs of the disturbance may be manifested by only negative symptoms or two or more symptoms listed in Criterion A present in an attenuated form (e.g., odd beliefs, unusual perceptual experiences). |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion D |
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Definition
| Schizoaffective and Mood Disorder exclusion: Schizoaffective Disorder and Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features have been ruled out because either (1) no Major Depressive, Manic, or Mixed Episodes have occurred concurrently with the active-phase symptoms; or (2) if mood episodes have occurred during active-phase symptoms, their total duration has been brief relative to the duration of the active and residual periods. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion E |
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Definition
| Substance/general medical condition exclusion: The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia Criterion F |
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Definition
| Relationship to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder: If there is a history of Autistic Disorder or another Pervasive Developmental Disorder, the additional diagnosis of Schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least a month (or less if successfully treated). |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Paranoid Subtype Criterion A |
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Definition
| Preoccupation with one or more delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Paranoid Subtype Criterion B |
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Definition
| None of the following is prominent: disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, or flat or inappropriate affect. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Disorganized Subtype Criterion A1 |
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Definition
All of the following are prominent:
disorganized speech |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Disorganized Subtype Criterion A2 |
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Definition
All of the following are prominent:
disorganized behavior |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Disorganized Subtype Criterion A3 |
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Definition
All of the following are prominent:
flat or inappropriate affect |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Disorganized Subtype Criterion B |
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Definition
| The criteria are not met for Catatonic Type. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Catatonic Subtype Criterion 1 (at least two of the following) |
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Definition
| motoric immobility as evidenced by catalepsy (including waxy flexibility) or stupor |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Catatonic Subtype Criterion 2 (at least two of the following) |
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Definition
| excessive motor activity (that is apparently purposeless and not influenced by external stimuli) |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Catatonic Subtype Criterion 3 (at least two of the following) |
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Definition
| extreme negativism (an apparently motiveless resistance to all instructions or maintenance of a rigid posture against attempts to be moved) or mutism |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Catatonic Subtype Criterion 4 (at least two of the following) |
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Definition
| peculiarities of voluntary movement as evidenced by posturing (voluntary assumption of inappropriate or bizarre postures), stereotyped movements, prominent mannerisms, or prominent grimacing |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Catatonic Subtype Criterion 5 (at least two of the following) |
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Definition
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Undifferentiated Subtype Criteria |
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Definition
| A type of Schizophrenia in which symptoms that meet Criterion A are present, but the criteria are not met for the Paranoid, Disorganized, or Catatonic Type. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Residual Subtype Criterion A |
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Definition
| Absence of prominent delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior. |
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Term
| Schizophrenia, Residual Subtype Criterion B |
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Definition
| There is continuing evidence of the disturbance, as indicated by the presence of negative symptoms or two or more symptoms listed in Criterion A for Schizophrenia, present in an attenuated form (e.g., odd beliefs, unusual perceptual experiences). |
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