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Schizophrenia fits too:
Characteristic symptoms: Two or more of the following, each present for much of the time during a one-month period
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech, which is a manifestation of formal thought disorder
Grossly disorganized behavior (e.g. crying frequently) or catatonic behavior
Negative symptoms: Blunted affect, alogia (lack or decline in coherety), or avolition (lack or decline in motivation)
If the delusions are judged to be bizarre, or hallucinations consist of hearing one voice participating in a running commentary of the patient's actions or of hearing two or more voices conversing with each other, only that symptom is required above.
Social or occupational dysfunction
Significant duration: Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least six months.
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