Types of schizophrenia and their prognosis
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on November 24, 2011

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Simple schizophrenia
- Occurs in early life-2nd decade
- Onset insidious and course progressive
- Poor prognosis
Hebephronic schizophrenia
- Occurs early -2nd decade
- Onset insidious and course progressive
- WORST PROGNOSIS
Catatonic schizophrenia
- Occurs in late 2nd or 3rd decade
- Onset ACUTE and course EPISODIC
- Best prognosis
Paranoid schizophrenia
- Occurs in 3rd to 4th decade
- Onset insidious and course progressive
- Complete recovery does not occur usually
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