title: Pseudoneurotic schizophrenia revisited.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  'Pseudoneurotic schizophrenia' was a diagnostic term coined in the 1940s by Hoch and Polatin. It described a subgroup of patients who presented with prominent anxiety symptoms, which masked a latent psychotic disorder. Pseudoneurotic schizophrenia as a diagnostic entity has fallen out of clinical use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Described herein is a case that meets the Hoch and Polatin definition of pseudoneurotic schizophrenia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The history of the concept is reviewed and a discussion is given of why it was forgotten.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The concepts that underlie the diagnostic entity of pseudoneurotic schizophrenia remain relevant to current practice. Recent findings in patients with an emerging psychotic disorder lend modern support to the idea that schizophrenia may present with significant neurotic symptoms.
authors: ORYGEN Youth Health, Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. karenoconnor2@hotmail.com
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: O'Connor
authors: Karen O
authors: KO
authors: Connor
authors: Barnaby
authors: B
authors: Nelson
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Walterfang
authors: Dennis
authors: D
authors: Velakoulis
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult