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Simple schizophrenia: past, present, and future.
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
The American Journal of Psychiatry
|October 1, 1989
Summary
Simple schizophrenia, a historical diagnosis, is no longer in American nosology but remains in ICD-9. This review examines its history and proposes its inclusion in DSM-IV for further study.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychopathology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- The diagnostic category of simple schizophrenia has historical roots, identified by Bleuler and accepted by Kraepelin.
- This subtype was once a recognized part of schizophrenia classification.
Observation:
- Simple schizophrenia is absent from current American diagnostic systems (e.g., DSM).
- However, it is still included in the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9).
Findings:
- The paper presents a historical analysis of the simple schizophrenia concept.
- It reviews contemporary diagnostic categories that may represent successors to simple schizophrenia.
- Recommendations are made for considering simple schizophrenia as a category for further study in the DSM-IV.
Implications:
- Revisiting historical diagnostic categories like simple schizophrenia can inform current psychiatric nosology.
- Further research may clarify the validity and utility of simple schizophrenia as a distinct diagnosis.
- Potential inclusion in future diagnostic manuals like DSM-IV could refine schizophrenia subtype classification.