Systematics of the Forms of Schizophrenia in the Concept of AV. Snezhnevsky

Background: Although there are international classifications of schizophrenia, the clinical approach to the systematization of schizophrenia developed by russian scientists has not lost its signifcance to date. The main role in the development of the schizophrenia of the national psychiatric school belongs to the famous Russian psychiatrist A.V. Snezhnevsky and his colleagues. The aim of review: to analyze the forms of the course of schizophrenia according to the concept of A.V. Snezhnevsky. Materials and methods: review of the main publications of A.V. Snezhnevsky and colleagues on the question of the doctrine of forms of schizophrenia course. Conclusion: The review summarizes the main research results of the national psychiatric school under the leadership of academician A.V. Snezhnevsky in the formation of the doctrine of schizophrenia.