Schizophrenia Assignment 1

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Describe the various symptoms of schizophrenia. Describe and evaluate the diagnosis and classification of types of schizophrenia.


Your essay should be at least three pages long. You should read and make notes from the list of sources below, and then construct your essay from them. You will gain marks for information content (especially if it goes beyond what you learnt in class), clarity and logical structure.

Reading:
Cardwell: p647 and the green boxes on pp648/9, pp605-8 discuss DSM IV and ICD 10
Gross et al: p702-6 plus other information on reliability of classification
Rosenhan and Seligman: pp418-439
PsychINFO: Try searching for ‘schizophrenia’, ‘classification’, ‘diagnosis’ etc.