In psychiatry, catastrophic schizophrenia or schizocaria is an obsolete[1] term for a rare[2][3] and acute form of schizophrenia leading directly to a severe and unremitting chronic psychosis[4] (the long term occurrence of psychosis) and deterioration of the personality.[2] Catastrophic schizophrenia was thought to be the most severe subtype of schizophrenia, as it had "an acute onset and rapid decline into a chronic state without remission".[5] Catastrophic schizophrenia was also referred to as schizocaria, which was defined by Gerhard Mauz as a psychosis that caused the absolute destruction of the core of one's being.[6]
The term "catastrophic schizophrenia" has fallen out of use due to a number of reasons, including advances in psychiatric treatment, which led to a significant decline in patients that fit the diagnosis as their symptoms did not reach the severity of catastrophic schizophrenia, along with modern refinement of the definition and subtypes of schizophrenia.[7] This term has not been included in any version of the DSM. In modern terms, catastrophic schizophrenia would likely be defined as 'acute-onset chronic schizophrenia with poor prognosis'.
^Corsini, Raymond J. (2002). Dictionary of Psychology. Psychology Press. p. 864. ISBN 978-1583913284.
^ abRobert Jean Campbell, Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary, 2009, page 872
^Bleuler, M.; Huber, G.; Gross, Gisela; Schüttler, R. (August 1976). "The long-term course of schizophrenic psychoses: The combined results of two research studies". Der Nervenarzt. 47 (8): 477–481.
^Richard P. Bentall, Reconstructing schizophrenia, 1992, page 62
^Alan S. Bellack (1984). Schizophrenia: treatment, management, and rehabilitation. Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 978-0-15-869400-9.
^Strauss, E.B. (July 1931). "Some Principles Underlying Prognosis in Schizophrenia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 24 (9): 1217–1222. doi:10.1177/003591573102400941. PMC 2183090. PMID 19988249.
^Cite error: The named reference McGlashan and Johannessen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
and 27 Related for: Catastrophic schizophrenia information
In psychiatry, catastrophicschizophrenia or schizocaria is an obsolete term for a rare and acute form of schizophrenia leading directly to a severe and...
experiments Physical health in schizophrenia The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease Catastrophicschizophrenia Bleuler, Eugen (1908)....
schizophrenia and mania), depressive type (marked by symptoms of schizophrenia and depression), and mixed type (marked by symptoms of schizophrenia,...
about 50 million; bipolar disorder, which affects about 45 million; and schizophrenia and other psychoses, which affect about 20 million people. Neurodevelopmental...
kids who mother had experienced stress from a catastrophic ice storm. Investigators found that schizophrenia was frequent in offspring that mothers endured...
contrary is presented. This condition is often seen in disorders like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, manic episodes of bipolar...
that if biological brains learned by pruning they would face the same catastrophic forgetting issues. This is pointed out as an especially severe problem...
focused on patients with psychological disorders, particularly cases of schizophrenia and war trauma, and the ability of their bodies to readjust to substantial...
form of: Paranoid personality disorder (F60.0) Paranoid schizophrenia (a subtype of schizophrenia) (F20.0) The persecutory type of delusional disorder (F22...
arising from negative, distorted, and catastrophic thoughts and reinforcement of these cognitions. Catastrophic thinking could lead a person to believe...
means that people with mental illnesses are more likely to experience catastrophic health crises requiring medical intervention or resulting in institutionalization...
personality change after catastrophic experience. The ICD-10 classified the DSM-5 schizotypal personality disorder as a form of schizophrenia rather than as a...
called "nightmare-like"). It is a common complication of catatonic schizophrenia, although it can also be caused by other mental disorders. The dream-like...
disorder shortly after childbirth. The symptoms must not be caused by schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or mania in bipolar...
"Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: updated NICE guidance for 2014". National Elf Service. 19 February 2014. "Psychosis and schizophrenia". nice.org.uk...
patients and family members of the period believed that despite potentially catastrophic consequences, the results of lobotomy were seemingly positive in many...
does so by fostering Farishta's pathological jealousy and paranoid schizophrenia, thus destroying his relationship with Allie. In another moment of crisis...
found the connection that Ronell tried to establish between Heidegger, schizophrenia, and the telephone "weak." In a 2002 review of Stupidity for the Times...
HPPD: fears of brain damage, a 'never-ending trip', the development of schizophrenia or a related psychosis spectrum disorder, a more generalized concern...
term schizophrenia, as an "illness" or "disease". Szasz wrote: "If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia. If the...
diseases that may be tied to microsleeps include narcolepsy, hypersomnia, schizophrenia, and other causes of excessive daytime sleepiness. Microsleep episodes...
(1987). "Year Zero: Faciality". A Thousand Plateaus. Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Translated by Massumi, Brian. University of Minnesota Press. p. 174...
Astronomy Michael Hoskin 8 May 2003 History of Science/Physics 089 Schizophrenia Chris Frith, Eve C. Johnstone 22 May 2003 Psychology/Social Work 090...
reformism"), and susceptible to a ready-made diagnosis (e.g., "sluggish schizophrenia"). Within the boundaries of the diagnostic category, the symptoms of...
Microwave auditory effect On the Origin of the "Influencing Machine" in Schizophrenia Thought broadcasting Thought insertion "Foil - metallurgy". Britannica...
sterilisation for people with conditions thought to be hereditary, such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, Huntington's chorea and "imbecility". Sterilisation was also...
Global Information