Signs & Symptoms
Negative symptoms:
• Low mood
• Loss of motivation
• Decreased speech
• Emotional blunting
• Self-neglect
• Social withdrawal
Positive symptoms:
• Disorganized behavior
• Disorganized speech/thoughts
• Delusions: reference, control, persecution
• Hallucinations: mainly auditory
• Thought disturbances: echo, insertion, withdrawal, broadcasting
Prodromal features:
• Duration: a few days to 18 months
• Emotional disturbance
• Decreased functioning
• Transient/low-intensity psychotic symptoms
• Suspicion/distress