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Schizophrenia differential diagnosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Schizophrenia must be differentiated from other diseases such as autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, and schizoaffective disorder.
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Schizophrenia must be differentiated from the following conditions:[1][2][3][4]
- Autism spectrum disorder or communication disorders
- Major depressive or bipolar disorder with psychotic or catatonic features
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Schizophreniform disorder and brief psychotic disorder
- Delusional disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Other mental disorders associated with a psychotic episode
- Epilepsy
- Brain lesions
- Chronic disease and metabolic disturbances
- Systemic infection, including HIV and syphilis
- Drug abuse
- Delirium
References
References
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ Pomarol-Clotet E, Oh TM, Laws KR, McKenna PJ (2008). “Semantic priming in schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis”. Br J Psychiatry. 192 (2): 92–7. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.032102. PMID 18245021.
- ↑ Ochoa S, Usall J, Cobo J, Labad X, Kulkarni J (2012). “Gender differences in schizophrenia and first-episode psychosis: a comprehensive literature review”. Schizophr Res Treatment. 2012: 916198. doi:10.1155/2012/916198. PMC 3420456. PMID 22966451.
- ↑ McGlashan TH (1987) Testing DSM-III symptom criteria for schizotypal and borderline personality disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry, 44: 15–22.
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