Schizophrenia has several subtypes: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual. Symptoms vary, with the paranoid subtype exhibiting feelings of persecution, the disorganized subtype having difficulty functioning in society, and the catatonic subtype remaining immobile. The undifferentiated subtype is for patients who do not fit into the other types, while residual schizophrenia refers to patients whose symptoms have improved but still have residual symptoms.
There are several subtypes of schizophrenia that exhibit various symptoms and overall effects. These basic subtypes include the paranoid type, the disorganized type, and the catatonic type. In addition to these three main subtypes, there are two others, including the undifferentiated type, which has a mixture of symptoms from the other three types, and the residual type, which applies to patients whose symptoms have greatly improved compared to one of the other types so that they only have residual symptoms remaining.
The best-known symptom of the paranoid type is a feeling of persecution. Patients suffering from this type may have hallucinations or delusions that make them fear that they are being targeted by a person or group. These patients generally function more easily in society than people with other subtypes of schizophrenia, in part because people are often able to hide their symptoms for a long time. Symptoms of this type do not usually develop like symptoms of other subtypes of schizophrenia, although this can vary.
In cases of the disorganized subtype, people often have difficulty functioning in society. They may suffer from an inability to think about things clearly and are often confused. Many people with this type have trouble speaking clearly and may behave in a socially unacceptable way. People with this subtype usually don’t have as many hallucinations as people with other subtypes of schizophrenia, but they are often emotionally unstable and may not respond normally to everyday situations.
Patients with the catatonic subtype will generally tend to remain immobile. They may appear to be in a trance and refuse to move at all. If people try to force them to move, they may try to resist without showing any particular reaction. It is also quite common for people with the catatonic subtype to imitate others in a behavior called “parrotage”. They can imitate movements or repeat phrases.
The undifferentiated type is basically used to classify patients who do not fit comfortably into one of the other main types. These people can show all sorts of symptoms to one degree or another. Some people with the undifferentiated type have relatively mild symptoms, or their symptoms may not be fully developed.
When patients have symptoms that have started to lessen, this is referred to as residual schizophrenia. This is generally the mildest of the schizophrenia subtypes. People with this level of disorder are not necessarily cured, but are generally better able to function in society and cope with any lingering symptoms that remain.
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