Case Lab · Type C · Developing

F25 · Stage 1

Voices and a mood that's hard to read

Kwame, 35, has a three-week history of hearing voices commenting on his actions and a belief that he is being followed. His family also mentions he has 'seemed a bit up and down' during this time — sometimes unusually cheerful and talkative, other times quiet — but they are not sure how severe this really is or whether it started at the same time as the voices. This is his first such presentation.