Schizophrenia, residual type refers to a a type of Schizophrenia in which people who have previously been diagnosed as having Schizophrenia may no longer have prominent psychotic symptoms but still show some lingering signs of the disorder, such as emotional dullness, social withdrawal, eccentric behavior, or illogical thinking.

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