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schizophrenia
vr.tr.schizophrenia · thing-q41112
Let an agent give neutral, non-diagnostic, non-stigmatising information about schizophrenia, point to professional care, and give crisis contacts first when someone may be at risk.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Safety Crisis first.
Crisis
Immediate help.
Crisis
Crisis response.
- Is the person or anyone else in immediate danger, and should emergency or crisis services be contacted now? boundary
- Which crisis service serves their area? action
Support
Calm support.
Support
Immediate support.
- How can the agent respond calmly and respectfully? action
- Is there a trusted person or care team to contact? action
Care Professional help.
Assessment
Getting help.
Assessment
Assessment.
- How can someone get assessed, including early intervention services? action
- What can they expect? definition
Treatment
Options.
Treatment
Treatment.
- Which treatments do clinical guidelines describe? provenance
- Who decides on treatment with the person? boundary
Information Understanding.
Facts
Reliable information.
Facts
General information.
- What do reliable health sources say about the condition? provenance
- Which myths are common? boundary
Language
Respect.
Language
Respectful language.
- Is person-first, non-stigmatising language used? boundary
- Is recovery described as possible? boundary
Carers Family and friends.
Helping
What to do.
Helping
Supporting someone.
- How can family and friends help? action
- Where can carers get support? action
Rights
Patient rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What rights does a person have under mental health law? provenance
- Who can advocate for them? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- folie à deux, paraphrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, substance abuse in schizophrenia, oneiroid syndrome, catatonic type schizophrenia subchronic state, catatonic type schizophrenia chronic state, catatonic schizophrenia in remission, treatment-resistant schizophrenia, dementia praecox, egopathy, febrile schizophrenia
What it is Filled
A serious mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, perceives and behaves, with symptoms that can include hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, reduced motivation and cognitive difficulties; it is treatable and many people recover or live well with support.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent give neutral, non-diagnostic, non-stigmatising information about schizophrenia, point to professional care, and give crisis contacts first when someone may be at risk.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Psychotic disorder
- Varied course, often episodic
- Treatable
- Heavily stigmatised and often misrepresented
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose schizophrenia or change treatment in place of a clinician.
- Disclose a person's diagnosis without consent.
- Portray people with schizophrenia as violent or dangerous by default.
- Reinforce a person's delusions or dismiss their distress.
Only with a human decision
- Contacting emergency services when a person may be at risk.
- Any decision about involuntary treatment.
May
- Share reliable information about schizophrenia and how to find professional help.
- Point a person in crisis to emergency or crisis services.
Moral aspects Filled
- People with schizophrenia face heavy stigma and discrimination.
- Involuntary treatment raises deep questions of liberty and consent.
Who is affected
- People living with schizophrenia
- Families and carers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the condition; each person's treating clinician answers for their care.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q115991831 - registry parent class
- Q2903417 - registry parent class
related
- psychotic disorder and mental health condition - category
- antipsychotic medication and psychosocial therapy - treatment
- psychiatrist - professional
- dissociative identity disorder - different condition
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.schizophrenia
- Wikidata: Q41112 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41112)
- ICD-11: 6A20 schizophrenia
- DSM-5: 295.90 schizophrenia
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Diagnosed using criteria such as ICD-11 or DSM-5
- Part of the schizophrenia spectrum
- Different from dissociative identity disorder
- Not visible; experienced through changes in thinking, perception and functioning.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- seek assessment from mental health services
- access treatment such as medication, therapy and psychosocial support
- contact crisis services in an emergency
- support family members and carers
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Diagnosis by an agent
- Stigmatising language such as linking the condition to violence
- Missing signs of crisis
- Stopping medication without medical advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- NICE guideline CG178 psychosis and schizophrenia in adults
- WHO mhGAP guidance
- Mental health law and patient rights
Context of use required Filled
- A recognised clinical condition, diagnosed and treated by health professionals.
- schizophrenia
- schizophrenia spectrum disorders such as schizoaffective disorder
- first-episode psychosis
- historical subtypes no longer used in current manuals
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q41112: schizophrenia - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Schizophrenia - general description of the item
Open questions
- How should crisis contacts be localised on the page?
- Historical subtypes appear in registry aliases; how should they be marked?
- How should early intervention services be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q41112/spec.json