You are seeing for the first time a 21-year old female with highly irrational paranoid thinking, reactive, violent and aggressive outbursts mixed with behaviors like withdrawal and isolation from social interactions and poverty of speech.
What are the possible trajectories (pick one to focus on) of this patient in terms of diagnosis of your choice (any differential), chronic illness, and care? This requires a look in the literature.” Make sure you know what a trajectory is first. Why is research on trajectories important? How can this help you in your future practice?

