prognostic indicators in schizophrenia
Last reviewed 01/2018
Pre-morbid personality:
| Good Prognostic Factors |
Poor Prognostic Factors |
|
| Family history of schizophrenia | no |
yes |
| Personality | stable |
shy, solitary, eccentric |
| Home relationships | peaceful | tense or stormy |
| Work record | stable | poor |
Features of illness:
|
Good Prognostic Factors |
Poor Prognostic Factors |
|
| Precipitating event |
yes |
none identifiable |
| Onset |
acute |
insidious |
| Affective symptoms | prominent | none |
| Catatonic symptoms | yes | no |
| Normal affective response | preserved | flattened |
| Initiative, interest and motivation | retained | lost |
| Treatment | prompt | delayed |