I guess that would be possible. I would think a clinician wouldn't diagnose schizophrenia in that case, though, but maybe the T is thinking it's a possibility, depending on if more symptoms appear or something. I do think you may be right, though. It might be that the sister is only having hallucinations, and no other symptoms (such as delusions, etc) and therefore does not quite qualify for diagnosis. Also, it appears that the hallucinations (& other symptoms) need to last at least 6 months. I won't get any more detailed about diagnostic criteria (YAWN! lol!)

I pulled out my DSM and read up a little bit on schizophrenia, and there is no diagnosis for "border line schizophrenia" for sure.

Anyway, sorry if I'm boring you, DazedandConfused. It seems like you do have some understanding of what your sister is going through. These experiences that you describe that she is having are very real to her, so you can imagine she is likely to be really confused and scared a lot of the time.

Is she on any medication? That is generally a critical part of treatment for schizophrenia. I had a boss with schizophrenia who always hallucinated without his medication, but didn't when he was on it. (He continued to have delusions off the medication, though).

Do you have any specific questions about it that maybe we can help you with? Or are you looking more for personal accounts?

Angela