In the acute phase, the patient has an overt loss of contact with reality (psychotic episode) that requires intervention and treatment.
Acute schizophrenia
The acute phase lasts about two months
The course of schizophrenia in adults can be divided into three phases or stages.
the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia is that a patient be continuously ill for at least six months, and that there be one psychotic phase followed by one residual phase of odd behavior
Schizophrenia is an adult onset disorder, and symptoms usually appear after a particularly stressful period of time.
In the third or maintenance phase, the patient is relatively stable and can be kept indefinitely on antipsychotic medications. Even in the maintenance phase, however, relapses are not unusual
Schizophrenia is a specific term describing a condition that could involve psychotic breaks. Acute psychotic attack refers to an essentially complete break with reality that could be caused by a variety of things, including alcohol or drug intoxication.
The onset of Schizophrenia is usually seen in young adolescents, early adulthood. However, the diagnosis can come at anytime as long as the individual meets the criteria listen in the DSM-IV-TR.
People with Type I, or positive schizophrenia, have a rapid (acute) onset of symptoms and tend to respond well to drugs. They also tend to suffer more from the "positive" symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations.
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In men, most cases of schizophrenia happen during the mid to late teens. In women, most cases happen in the mid twenties.
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