TY  - JOUR
AU  - Leucht, Stefan
AU  - Yurtseven, Deniz S
AU  - Priller, Josef
AU  - Davis, John M
AU  - van Os, Jim
AU  - Sommer, Iris E C
TI  - Towards a name change of schizophrenia: Positive and Negative Symptoms Disorder (PND).
JO  - European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
VL  - 275
IS  - 4
SN  - 0003-9373
CY  - Darmstadt
PB  - Steinkopff
M1  - DZNE-2025-00680
SP  - 963 - 971
PY  - 2025
AB  - We propose renaming schizophrenia to Positive and Negative Symptoms Disorder (PND) to reduce stigma, enhance clarity, and align with current diagnostic criteria. The term reflects core symptom domains, is translatable, ICD compatible, and avoids misleading associations. If cognitive deficits should be part of the name, it would be Positive, Negative, Cognitive Symptoms disorder. Stakeholder input and linguistic evaluation are essential for successful implementation and global acceptance.
KW  - Humans
KW  - Schizophrenia: classification
KW  - Schizophrenia: physiopathology
KW  - Schizophrenia: diagnosis
KW  - Terminology as Topic
KW  - Schizophrenic Psychology
KW  - Cognitive Dysfunction
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:40387871
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00406-025-02018-8
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/279050
ER  -