Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Good prognosis in schizophrenia | AIIMS Based MCQ


Good prognosis in schizophrenia is indicated by:

A. Soft neurological signs 
B. Affective symptoms
C. Emotional Blunting 
D. Insidious onset


The Answer is. (B). Affective symptoms

Good Prognostic Factors
Poor Prognostic Factors
(1) Late Onset                                     
(2) Catatonic features       
(3)Pyknic Built                      
(4) No Family history
(5)Acute onset                     
(6) Emotions are preserved (7)Type I              
(1) Younger age of onset   
(2) Disorganized type
(3) Asthenic built
(4) Family history present
(5) Chronic type
(6) Blunting of affect or atypical Feature Present
(7) Type II