Pattern of illness in schizophrenia
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Pattern of illness in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia typically follows a predictable pattern, which usually develops within the first 5 years of illness. Before that, psychotic episodes may be difficult to predict. The pattern of illness often stays the same throughout your lifetime, although it can change.
- Some people have only 1 or 2 psychotic episodes in their lifetime, while others have psychotic episodes throughout their lives.
- Many people have short relapses; a few have severe symptoms all the time.
- Some people have relapses only during stressful times in their lives.
- Some have more psychotic episodes as they grow older; some have fewer.
Credits
| Author | Jeannette Curtis |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | February 5, 2008 |
| Last updated: | February 05, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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