There are some aspects/symptoms common to all schizophrenics but individuals with Schizophrenia still can be different, different symptoms, right?
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Yes very true…we all vary somewhat. Definitely not a textbook definition.
This is a recent study
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Thanks for that link! Interesting.
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Schizophrenia is far from being a text book diagnosis.
The illness is still shrouded in mystery to lots of different Mental Health Professionals.
The Schizophrenic Experience is different for everyone, lots of different variations.
Hallucinations and Delusions are the core SZ symptoms, but not everyone experiences Hallucinations or Delusions - If you ask me the SZ diagnosis is very vague.
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Psychiatry & the field of knowledge changes all the time. Current thought is it’s a syndrome - mediated by biological/sociological/psychological factors -
There have been/are a myriad amount of theories as to what psychosis/schizophrenia is/isn’t. Reality is that No one knows - there is No known Aetiology.
“The one thing that researchers can agree on is that schizophrenia is a complicated and variable condition. It is best thought of as a syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that may or may not have related causes, rather than a single disease.”
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yeah different sympthoms , but the outline is accurate imo , i.e auditory , visual , tactile , somatic , etc sensory problems/hallucinations. Some people will have more or less of the above. Whats common in SZ is the power of thought to give all manner of delusions…
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