Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences, Amity University Rajasthan, NH 11C, Kant Kalwar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway, Jaipur. Rajasthan. 302006
Online published on 5 August, 2019.
Ms. S.K. was an unmarried 21 years old, female, single, from middle socio-economic status, came with grandmother along with the complaints of abusive and assaultive behaviour, suspiciousness, bouts of cry, talking to self, laughing without reason from 3 years. On Mental Status Examination, she was well kempt and tidy in touch with surroundings, rapport established easily and attitude towards the therapist was cooperative, attentive but sometime guarded. Her affect was anxious. Her thought stream was retarded with decreased tempo. Ideas of references and delusion of persecution were present. Judgement was impaired in all three (social, personal and test) aspects with Grade-1 level of insight. She is diagnosed as Paranoid Schizophrenia.
Paranoid Schizophrenia, Mental Status Examination, rapport, judgement, insight
