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Diagnostic tests

Schizophrenia. Diagnostic tests. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide. IMSULSIVENESS Agitated, little impulse control Decreased social sensitivity Suicide and homicide attempts in response to hallucinations. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide. VIOLENCE.

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Diagnostic tests

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  1. Schizophrenia Diagnostic tests

  2. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide • IMSULSIVENESS • Agitated, little impulse control • Decreased social sensitivity • Suicide and homicide attempts in response to hallucinations

  3. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide • VIOLENCE. • Excluding homicide • Risk factors: • Delusions of persecutory behavior • Previous episodes of violence • Neurologic deficits

  4. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide • SUICIDE • 50% of all schizophrenia patients attempt suicide (10-15% die by suicide) • Precipitants of suicide: • Misdiagnosed depression • Feelings of absolute emptiness • Need to escape from mental torture • Auditory hallucinations

  5. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide • SUICIDE • Risk factors: • Awareness of the illness, • Male sex, • College education, • Young age • A change in the course of the disease • Improvement after a relapse • Dependence on the hospital • Overly high ambitions • Previous suicide attempts early in the course of the disease • Living alone

  6. Impulsiveness, Violence, Suicide and Homicide • HOMICIDE • Same incidence as in general population • Unpredictable or bizarre reasons based on hallucinations or delusions • Possible predictors: • History of previous violence • Dangerous behavior while hospitalized • Hallucinations or delusions involving such violence

  7. Diagnostic Tests Sensorium and cognition

  8. Orientation • Usually oriented to person, time, and place • Some may give incorrect or bizarre answers • “I am Christ; this is heaven; and it is AD 35.”

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