15 year old Schizophrenic male presents your office. Review of his history reveals that he was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at age 10. Prior to his diagnosis, he had to attend summer school almost every year due to failing grades. His father is also a Schizophrenic. He states that since his diagnosis he has lost pleasure in all activities. How would you rate his prognosis?

15 year old Schizophrenic male presents your office. Review of his history reveals that he was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at age 10. Prior to his diagnosis, he had to attend summer school almost every year due to failing grades. His father is also a Schizophrenic. He states that since his diagnosis he has lost pleasure in all activities. How would you rate his prognosis?




a) Good prognosis
b) Poor prognosis
c) Cannot be determined because her symptoms will change with time
b) Poor prognosis




-Early age of onset
-Poor pre-illness functioning
-Family history of Schizophrenia
-Disorganized subtype with apathy, blunted affect and anhedonia


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