Beyond this 1 month of intense symptomology, individual continues to display some degree of impaired functioning for at least 5 additional months.
Individual functions much more poorly in various life spheres than was the case prior to the symptoms. At least one of the individual's symptoms must be delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.
For 1 month, individual displays two or more of the following symptoms much of the time: (a) Delusions (b) Hallucinations (c) Disorganized speech (d) Very abnormal motor activity, including catatonia (e) Negative symptoms 2. Average onset is 23 years for men and 28 years for women. Lifetime prevalence: 1.0% Duration: 6 months or more. Various psychotic symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, restricted or inappropriate affect, and catatonia. A psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, disturbed thought processes, unusual emotions, and motor abnormalities.
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