Comorbidity

• Comorbidity is when the individual is suffering from an additional condition, as well as SZ
• Reliability

  • Comorbidity means symptoms can easily become confused and inaccurately allocated, causing inconsistent diagnoses
  • Buckley
  • 50% of SZ sufferers also have depression
  • 23% also suffer from OCD
• Validity

  • Although comorbidity is very common in SZ sufferers, most studies do not include them
  • due to potential confusion with symptoms
  • causes lack of accurate understanding of the condition and more frequent misdiagnosis