34 year old female was recently diagnosed with Schizophrenia. She is an engineer and has been able to keep her job, but occasionally reports hearing voices or seeing things that aren't there. Dependent mood disorder is the only significant family history she has. How would you rate her prognosis?

34 year old female was recently diagnosed with Schizophrenia. She is an engineer and has been able to keep her job, but occasionally reports hearing voices or seeing things that aren't there. Dependent mood disorder is the only significant family history she has. How would you rate her prognosis?



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




-Late onset
-Female
-Good pre-illness functioning
-Minimal cognitive impairment
-Paranoid subtype with hallucinations/delusions
-Family history of mood disorders


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