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7 - Psychosis and Its Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2022

Stephen M. Stahl
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University of California, San Diego
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A 24-year-old male initially presents with acute auditory hallucinations and is treated with medication. Four days later he arrives at your office for evaluation. You observe that he is neatly dressed, avoids eye contact, and gives very short answers to your initial questions. Which of the following questions would be most beneficial for determining his degree of negative symptoms?

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  • Psychosis and Its Treatment
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Stahl's Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 22 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241595.009
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  • Psychosis and Its Treatment
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Stahl's Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 22 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241595.009
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  • Psychosis and Its Treatment
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Stahl's Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 22 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241595.009
Available formats
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