> There's a really interesting line of research that suggests Schizophrenia is a spectrum, rather than a binary. I don't think it was ever considered binary. R

> There's a really interesting line of research that suggests Schizophrenia is a spectrum, rather than a binary. I don't think it was ever considered binary. Rather, previously the variance was explained in terms of discrete subtypes and comorbidities. I guess now the field is moving toward a model that is more fluid and away from a rigid ontology, at least to the extent the ontology deigned to reflect distinct pathogeneses. I'm tempted to believe that there's an improved appreciation that progression isn't inevitable, and can be halted with management. But whatever assumptions the literature made on that score (and I'm not familiar with the literature), I'd bet most patient clinicians have always appreciated this. Understanding the why's and how's was always and still remains the problem.