The bad prognostic factors of schizophrenia include
Age below 18years early age of onset, poor compliance to medications, poor insight, poor knowledge, attitude and practice among family members, expressed emotions among family members , male gender, insidious onset of illness , simple and hebephrenic type of schizophrenia are usually bad prognostic factors for schizophrenia Ref: Essentials of postgraduate psychiatry By JN Vyas 1st ed Pg: 370
Age 18 yrs
Age 40 yrs
Sudden onset
Female
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders