Question 148 · LEK · Schizophrenia
The most common course of schizophrenia is:
- A. a single psychotic episode followed by full recovery.
- B. a chronic course, with rapid functional deterioration.
- C. a direct course, with gradual development of symptoms.
- D. an episodic-remitting course, with periods of exacerbation and remission.
- E. several psychotic episodes during lifetime, which occur in stressful situations.
Hint
Think about the typical long-term pattern of relapses and partial remissions seen in most patients.
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