Quote Originally Posted by surreys princess
if i may....

dsm is not a test of any kind, it is solely criteria listings and is completely subjective..pet scans are used, but not a sole determining factor..pet scans for schizophrenia diagnosis are used to trace dopamine uptake at the d1, d3, and d4 receptors, which is shown by activity in the striatum and prefrontal cortex..it isnt a measure of the activity but for how checmicals are being processed i guess you could say..plenty of schizophrenics have normal pet scans..like the other post says, there really is no "test"..it isnt like an aids test, or a cholesterol screening..again, it is all subjective..

i have never heard of marijuana leading to drug induced schizophrenia, as drug induced schizophrenia is caused by dopamine surges, and is something you see mainly in amphetamine addicts (i am NOT saying that was this case)..i would like to read about this, if you can provide any information anywhere..after all, knowledge is power..thanks..

so, this was just my two cents here..

In my post I put "test" in quotes just I have done here. I said it was a list of criteria. And if you think what I said was off, then blame my psych teacher who went to Yale. -shrug-