Audrey's behavior is characterized by hallucinations, delusions, incoherent speech, and disorientation. she talks to herself and screams and yells at passersby on the street. she sifts through garbage dumpsters for food, and collects garbage from the dumpsters. she never bathes or changes her clothes. she has been acting this way for about 3 months. she is best diagnosed as suffering from ______.

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Audrey's behavior, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, incoherent speech, and disorientation and the fact that she does not care for herself ( she never bathes or changes her clothes) means that she would be best diagnosed as suffering from schizophreniform disorder. Audrey's symptoms are symptoms of schizophrenia but are present for a significant portion of the time, at least one month.