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A member asked:
If somebody has social withdrawal and apathy, does he have enough symptoms to have schizophrenia?
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Social withdrawal: Not at all. You need to have disorganized thoughts & other psychotic symptoms to say maybe it is schizophrenia or bipolar do.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: The schizophrenia diagnosis requires much more than apathy and social withdrawal. Usually, people diagnosed with schizophrenia suffer from reality-impairing symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. In some cases, cognition is severely impaired resulting in very disorganized and illogical thoughts and behaviors.
Answered 4/16/2015
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