An Overview of Disorganized Schizophrenia
Disorganized
schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia. Other types of schizophrenia include:
The different types of schizophrenia are based on the symptoms a person is experiencing. Since the
symptoms of schizophrenia can change, it is possible to have more than one type of schizophrenia during a lifetime.
Common Symptoms of Disorganized Schizophrenia
People with disorganized schizophrenia often have unusual thought processes. One dramatic form is disorganized thinking, where the person may have difficulty organizing his thoughts or connecting them logically. Speech may be garbled or hard to understand. Another form is "thought blocking," where the person stops abruptly in the middle of a thought. When asked, the person may say it felt as if the thought had been taken out of his or her head. Finally, the individual might make up unintelligible words, or "neologisms."
A person with disorganized schizophrenia also has disorganized behavior and flat or inappropriate affect (e.g., immobile facial expression, monotonous voice).
(Click Types of Schizophrenia for more information about disorganized schizophrenia and other types of schizophrenia.)
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