Today’s TopicSchizophrenia

Negative SymptomsLoss of something

Negative SymptomsLoss of something

Loss of fluid speech

Loss of facial mobility

Loss of pleasureLoss of cleanliness

Negative SymptomsThinking deficits

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms common to other disorders

Negative for definitive diagnosis

Negative Symptoms

drug abuse

brain damage

Easily confused with:

Negative Symptoms

Lonely

Scary

Bother patients the most

Negative Symptoms

Can’t express it

Feel deeply

Negative SymptomsCan’t live independently if you can’t get along in social context

Negative SymptomsSome schizophrenias only have negative symptoms

Negative SymptomsSome schizophrenias only have negative symptoms

What used to be called “simple schizophrenia”

Dr. Ken Tangen

www.BiologicalPsych.com