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Literature Review Supports Dropping Schizophrenia Subtypes

The traditional “subtypes” of schizophrenia—catatonic, disorganized, paranoid, residual, and undifferentiated—have been eliminated from criteria for the new DSM-5 to be published this month, a decision that appears to be supported by diminished use of the subtypes in literature on schizophrenia research. A review of literature over the last 20 years appearing in the May Schizophrenia Bulletin found that use of those subtypes has fallen markedly.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center examined five psychiatry journals (Molecular Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, Archives of General Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - Tuesday, 14 May