Paths to Wellness

1. Paranoid: preoccupation with one or more delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations. No major signs of disorganized or catatonic behavior.

2. Disorganized: disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, flat or inappropriate emotion/affect; no signs of catatonia.

3) Catatonic: at least 2 of the following:

a) immobility or stupor
b) excessive motor activity (apparently purposeless)
c) extreme negativism
d) stereotyped movements, posturing, prominent mannerisms or grimacing
e) echolalia or echopraxia


4. Undifferentiated Type: involves the presence of the major symptoms but does not meet the criteria for paranoid, disorganized or catatonic type.

5. Residual: absence of prominent delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior. There is presence of negative symptoms or 2 or more major symptoms in an attenuated form.