Pablo is seen walking down the street, shouting at imaginary individuals "to turn it down." When the police stop him and ask him why he is shouting, he tells them that the transmitter that the CIA implanted in his head is "not working properly" and is too loud. Pablo's disorder falls under which DSM-5 category?

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Pablo's symptoms, including auditory hallucinations (hearing voices that are not there) and delusions (believing the CIA implanted a transmitter in his head), are characteristic of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders according to the DSM-5.

Pablo Is Seen Walking Down the Street, Shouting at Imaginary