Disorganized Schizophrenia

Patients with this subtype of Schizophrenia may exhibit disorganized speech and behaviors. Their affect may be flat or inappropriate, sometimes even silly.

Diagnostic criteria for 295.10 (Schizophrenia) Disorganized Type
(DSM IV - TR)
(cautionary statement)

A type of Schizophrenia in which the following criteria are met: 

A. All of the following are prominent: 

(1) disorganized speech 
(2) disorganized behavior 
(3) flat or inappropriate affect 

B. The criteria are not met for Catatonic Type.

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association

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