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Schizophrenia: Diagnosis

Description: Psychotic disorders are very serious, debilitating diseases characterized by the disintegration and disruption of adaptive behavior and a loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that has been much more thoroughly researched than other disorders. It involves a decline in functioning and hallucinations, delusions, and/or disturbed thought processes with symptoms persisting at least six months. This course will provide the information you need to understand how schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are diagnosed.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
4. Objectives
5. DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria
6. ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria
7. Psychotic Symptoms
8. Disorganized Symptoms
9. Negative and Social Dysfunction Symptoms
10. Progress Check

CLASSIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
11. Objectives
12. Course of Illness Specifiers
13. Differential Diagnosis
14. Progress Check

OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
15. Objectives
16. Schizoaffective Disorders
17. Brief Psychotic and Delusional Disorders
18. Disorder Due to a Medical Condition
19. Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder
20. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
21. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

List the common symptoms of schizophrenia
Identify the DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria for the diagnosis of schizophrenia
Name and distinguish the subtypes of schizophrenia
Name the course of illness descriptors for schizophrenia
Understand the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia
Name the diagnostic criteria for schizophreniform and schizoaffective disorders
Name the diagnostic criteria for brief psychotic and delusional disorders
Name the diagnostic criteria for psychotic disorder due to a medical condition
Name the diagnostic criteria for substance-induced psychotic disorder

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