The least likely good prognostic factor in a patient with Schizophrenia is?: (A) Premorbid personality issues, (B) Acute onset, (C) Female gender, (D) History of mood disorder in the family
Answer is A. Premorbid personality issues is a bad prognostic factor for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Good Prognosis Bad Prognosis Acute onset (<2 weeks) Insidious onset Advanced age at onset (>35 year) Early onset <20 year) Catatonic subtype (Paranoid subtype has an intermediate prognosis) Simple, disorganized, hebephrenic Female Sex Male Sex Prominent Positive Symptom Prominent Negative symptom Presence of affective symptom Absence of affective symptoms Family H/O mood disorder Family h/o Schizophrenia Good premorbid functioning and personality traits Poor premorbid functioning and personality traits