REVIEW ON NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

In 1980 Crow coined dichotomies of schizophrenia which was modified in 1985 in which Bleuler and Haslam were considered as forefathers .(1) Schizophrenia encompasses a syndrome of disorders which are chronic in its course and disabling in nature. It is characterised by a combination of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, abnormal mental processes, disordered communication, disordered conceptualization, disordered behaviour, poor planning, disruption in the affective domains, and a decrease in motivation.