According to DSM, the patient meets the following criteria for schizophrenia: delirious ideas, verra-auditive
hallucinations, disorganized speech and behaviour; on a significant time line from the disorder’s debut, the level of
functioning in one or two important life domains (the professional domain, the inter personal relationships) is under
the highest level reached before the debut; the disorder is not induced by substance consumption or any other
medical condition; N has a dysphoric disposition, taking form of the anxiety connected to the possibility of being
surveyed, the rage towards her husband because he does not believe her and the sadness felt regarding the
unrequited love by her former lover.