A patient with schizophrenia who is mute, statue-like, and fails to participate in the hospital routine is MOST likely experiencing _____ schizophrenia.

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The symptoms described in the question (mutism, catatonia, and lack of participation) are characteristic of catatonic schizophrenia. Disorganized schizophrenia is characterized by disorganized speech and behavior, paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by delusions and/or hallucinations of persecution or grandiosity, and undifferentiated schizophrenia is used to describe cases that do not fit neatly into another subtype.

A Patient with Schizophrenia Who Is Mute, Statue-Like, and Fails