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I want to know what is the difference between negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Schizophrenia's: Positive symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, & disordered thoughts & speech. Negative symptoms are flat or blunted emotions, poverty of speech, inability to experience pleasure, lack of desire to form relationships, and lack of motivation.
Answered 5/12/2016
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