Lesson 2: The Five Types of Schizophrenia.

Five Types of Schizophrenia

The classification of schizophrenia types changed with the 2013 update of the manual that mental health professionals use to diagnose mental health conditions. This is called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The five types of schizophrenia:

1. Paranoid Type- Paranoid delusions can cause a person to fear that others are watching them or trying to harm them.

2. Disorganized Type- Disorganized schizophrenia was characterized by disorganized behavior and nonsensical speech. Another prominent feature was flat or inappropriate affect.

3. Catatonic type- This causes a person to experience either excessive movement, called catatonic excitement, or decreased movement, known as a catatonic stupor. (May be unable to talk or repeat other people's words)

4. Undifferentiated type- Undifferentiated schizophrenia involved symptoms that did not fit into the paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic types of schizophrenia.

5. Residual type- A person would have had several symptoms of schizophrenia but would not exhibit prominent delusions, hallucinations, disorganization, or catatonic behavior. They might have had mild symptoms, such as odd beliefs or unusual perceptions.