Diving into Schizophrenia: Episode 81

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In this week’s podcast we’ll be diving into schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that can have debilitating effects. It’s a complicated type of psychosis that has four subsets, each with its own unique profile. In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The four subsets of schizophrenia and the signs/symptoms of each
• The four categories of schizophrenia symptoms, including positive and negative
• How to identify disorganized speech and disorganized thinking
• How to differentiate between types of “negative symptoms”
• The common types of delusions you’ll see in schizophrenia
• The different types of hallucinations your patient could have
• How schizophrenia is treated
• How to communicate with a patient who has schizophrenia

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