A. Heinz, M. Voss, S. M. Lawrie, A. Mishara, M. Bauer, Jürgen Gallinat, G. Juckel, U. Lang, Michael Armin Rapp, P. Falkai, W. Strik, J. Krystal, A. Abi-Dargham, S. Galderisi
- Background: First rank symptoms (FRS) of schizophrenia have been used for decades for diagnostic purposes. In the new version of the DSM-5, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has abolished any further reference to FRS of schizophrenia and treats them like any other "criterion A' symptom (e.g. any kind of hallucination or delusion) with regard to their diagnostic implication. The ICD-10 is currently under revision and may follow suit. In this review, we discuss central points of criticism that are directed against the continuous use of first rank symptoms (FRS) to diagnose schizophrenia.
