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whats residual schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenia: Is a chronic, lifelong illness marked by exacerbations and periods of remission.  Sometimes alter in life the exacerbations just don't happen anymore and this is called residual schizophrenia.

Question 2

if you get residual schizophrenia can you get it again?

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Schizophrenia : Is a lifelong illness, and though it may get better it doesn't go away.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: residual schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a primary psychotic condition. See my prior description of schizophrenia regarding what is disorganized schizophrenia. Residual schizophrenia is a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by an absence of active criterion a symptoms (eg delusions, hallucinations, and/or disorganized speech/behavior) in the setting of ongoing (attenuated) schizophrenia-related role impairment.

Question 4

what is the treatment for residual schizophrenia?

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Same: If you still have residual symptoms following an initial response to treatment, you may need an adjustment of your medication(s), may have co occurring conditions that have not been addressed yet or may need other therapeutic interventions in addition to what you are being treated with. Talk to your psychiatrist.

Question 5

what are the signs of very severe schizophrenia?

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Signs: Signs of schizophrenia can be social isolation, deterioration in hygiene, paranoia (i.e. The fbi is watching them), inapproriate laughter, hallucinations, making irrational or odd statements, appear emotionless or unmotivated, may abandon hobbies and activites and their performance at work or school deteriorates.This link gives moreinfo:
http://www.Nimh.Nih.Gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.Shtml.

Question 6

can you describe the initial signs of schizophrenia?

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Early signs : Onset of schizophrenia is usually in late adolescence to early adulthood.  Sometimes the onset can be rapid or gradual. Early signs can be social isolation, deterioration in hygiene, paranoia, inapproriate laughter, making irrational or odd  statements, appear emotionless or unmotivated, may abandon hobbies and activites and their performance at work or school deteriorates.

Question 7

what are the childhood signs of schizophrenia appeared in adulthood?

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Not diagnostic: When schizophrenia is diagnosed in a teenage or adult, in retrospect one may reflect that their personality seemed a little off compared to siblings, especially socially.  I have experience with 4:  two seemed completely normal until mid teens, the other 2 avoided eye contact, had tactile sensitivity, and seemed anxious, sx  seen with pervasive devel dis,  or ASD.  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-schizophrenia/basics/symptoms/CON-20029260

Question 8

what are the first signs that someone has, or is beginning to get, schizophrenia?

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Signs: This is a good question, and hard to answer. Behavioral changes will occur sometimes dramatically, often more gradually. Social withdrawal is common, eccentric or odd behaviors, sleep disturbances are others. Certainly having hallucinations or internal preoccupation is seen

Question 9

what are some early signs of schizophrenia?

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Many: Some early signs are: aloofment, detachment, isolation, confusion, paranoia, suspiciousness, withdrawal, internal stimulations/distractions and erratic or bizarre behaviors. Those are part of the "prodromal phase" and need to last for at least six months. Or sometimes, a person will have his or her first psychotic episode without a prodromal phase.

Question 10

what are the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia?

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See below: Disorganized thoughts, hallucinations (especially auditory), illogical or paranoid ideas, social withdrawal, trouble with decision-making, schizophrenia should be diagnosed by a psychiatrist. It's a tough disorder but usually manageable with medications. One of the great hindrances is the reluctance of many schizophrenics to see that they are sick.

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