Education
Positive vs negative symptoms, the six-month rule, and antipsychotic emergencies. A rapid, high-yield review of schizophrenia for medical students and exam candidates.
In this episode: • Positive sx: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech • Negative sx: flat affect, avolition, withdrawal, poverty of speech • 6 months duration required for dx • Auditory hallucinations — most common type • Tardive dyskinesia — facial movements, antipsychotic complication • NMS: fever, rigidity, ↑ CPK — antipsychotic emergency
Exam pearl: 6 months sx; ≥2 criteria × ≥1 month
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Covers high-yield psychiatric for USMLE Step 2 CK, MRCP, PLAB and SMLE. Educational revision only — not medical advice.