diagnosing

• what are the two main diagnostic manuals used by clinicians

  • DSM-5 AND ICD-11
  • DSM - mostly used in US
  • ICD - mostly used in Europe
• DSM-5 vs ICD

  DSM needs 1 positive symptom to be present for diagnosis and ICD needs 2 or more negative symptoms present for diagnosis

  ICD recognizes sub-types of schizophrenia (paranoid schizophrenia)