first (1st) rank symptoms of schizophrenia
Last reviewed 01/2018
Schneider's first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia are symptoms which, if present, are strongly suggestive of schizophrenia.
The first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia include:
- auditory hallucinations:
- hearing thoughts spoken aloud
- hearing voices referring to himself / herself, made in the third person
- auditory hallucinations in the form of a commentary
- thought withdrawal, insertion and interruption
- thought broadcasting
- somatic hallucinations
- delusional perception
- feelings or actions experienced as made or influenced by external agents