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A person is socially withdrawn, speaks in odd ways, has strange ideas, and expresses little emotion, but she is not displaying full-blown schizophrenic symptoms. what phase of schizophrenia is this person in?

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The person is at the ''Prodromal Phase''

It is also called a 'Pre-onset phase' of schizophrenia , where only the very early symptoms can be observed.

A patient might enter the stage 30 months before becoming schizophrenic.

Doctors believe this is the best stage at which to manage the disease and try to improve a person's condition.
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