Today’s TopicSchizophrenia
Negative SymptomsLoss of something
Negative SymptomsLoss of something
Loss of fluid speech
Loss of facial mobility
Loss of pleasureLoss of cleanliness
Negative SymptomsThinking deficits
Negative Symptoms
Symptoms common to other disorders
Negative for definitive diagnosis
Negative Symptoms
drug abuse
brain damage
Easily confused with:
Negative Symptoms
Lonely
Scary
Bother patients the most
Negative Symptoms
Can’t express it
Feel deeply
Negative SymptomsCan’t live independently if you can’t get along in social context
Negative SymptomsSome schizophrenias only have negative symptoms
Negative SymptomsSome schizophrenias only have negative symptoms
What used to be called “simple schizophrenia”
Dr. Ken Tangen
www.BiologicalPsych.com