Schizophrenia can be broken down into brain structure and gut health subtypes, which can be used for targeted treatment.

Paranoid Schizophrenia: This is the most common subtype, characterized by prominent delusions of persecution (feeling threatened or harassed), reference (believing random events hold personal ...

This subtype may include a combination of hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, and other psychotic symptoms without a clear pattern or predominant feature.

Both subtypes were problematic as they could lead to misdiagnoses and inappropriate treatment. ... Delusions: These are false beliefs that are strongly held despite evidence that they are not true.

Secondary delusional parasitosis: A person with this subtype also experiences other psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, paranoia, dementia, or a phobia.

Subtype BS1 also happened to score higher on clinical scales, which assessed positive and negative symptoms that include hallucinations and delusions, lack of affect, and disorganized thinking ...