1. Symptoms -- Example: American Experience: A Brilliant Madness

    1. Positive

      1. Thought disorder

        1. Loosening of associations   --Word salad

        2. Neologisms

                                                                               c.            Clang associations

      1. Delusions

        1. Paranoia

        2. Delusions of grandeur

                                                                               c.            Fixed delusional system

      1. Hallucinations 

      2. Attentional deficits

    1. Negative

      1. Anhedonia

      2. Avolition

      3. Alogia

      4. Asociality

      5. Flat affect

    2. Other Symptoms

      1. Catatonia

      2. Inappropriate affect

      3. Lack of insight

      4. Psychological dysfunction

         
  1. Course

    1. Prodromal phase

    2. Active phase

    3. Residual phase

  2. Subtypes

    1. Disorganized

    2. Catatonic

    3. Paranoid

    4. Undifferentiated

    5. Residual

  3. Causes

    1. Genetics

    2. Physiological factors

      1. Dopamine

      2. Cerebral atrophy 

                  -- "Brain Deficit Patterns May Signal Early-Onset Schizophrenia" (2002). Psychiatric Times.
      3. Neurodevelopment

    3. Environment

      1. Family dynamics

        1. Expressed emotion

        2. Affective style

      2. Communication deviance --

           Wahlberg, et.al (2001). “Long-Term Stability of Communication Deviance.” Journal of Abnormal Psych, 110, 443-448.
         

      D.  Diathesis-stress models

  4. Treatment

    1. Medications

      1. Phenothiazine  (e.g., thorazine)

      2. Atypical antipsychotics

    2. Psychological interventions

      -- Cognitive treatment from “This American Life” [6:30]

 

    1. Family therapy