Illness Patterns in Schizophrenia Schizophrenia typically
follows a predictable pattern, which usually develops within the
first 5 years of illness. Before that, Reference psychotic Opens
New Window episodes may be difficult to predict. The pattern of
illness often stays the same throughout your lifetime, although
it can change. - Some people have only one or two psychotic
episodes. Others have psychotic episodes throughout their lives.
- Many people have short Reference relapses Opens New Window. A
few have severe symptoms all the time. - Some people have
relapses only during stressful times in their lives. - Some have
more psychotic episodes as they grow older. Some have fewer.
|By:||Reference Healthwise Staff||Last Revised: Reference August
31, 2012| |Medical Review:||Reference Kathleen Romito, MD -
Family Medicine Reference Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry