Video - Schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Pathology review

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders refer to a group of mental health conditions characterized by symptoms similar to those seen in schizophrenia, which are positive symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior; negative symptoms such as alogia, affective flattening, avolition, and anhedonia; and cognitive ones - like decreased concentration, disorganized thinking, and poor memory. Schizophrenia is the most common of these disorders, with other conditions being schizotypal personality disorder, delusional disorder, and brief psychotic disorder. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are typically treated using second-generation antipsychotic medication such as clozapine, but adjuvant therapies include social approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy.