psychotic

Examples of psychotic in the following topics:

• The Schizophrenia Spectrum

  • The spectrum of psychotic disorders includes schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and catatonia.
  • Instead, schizophrenia is now understood as existing along a spectrum of psychotic disorders that include schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and catatonia.
  • In order to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to the DSM-5, a person must exhibit both a psychotic episode and two additional symptoms for most of one month, and their symptoms must have a significant impact on social or occupational functioning for at least six months.
  • The DSM-5 distinguishes schizoaffective disorder from psychotic depression or psychotic bipolar disorder by additionally requiring that a psychotic condition must last for at least two continuous weeks without mood symptoms (although a person may be mildly depressed during this time).

• Substance Abuse and Health

  • Some substances can induce mood, anxiety, or psychotic symptoms, and these symptoms may persist even after the effects of the drug have subsided.
  • In some cases hallucinogens like mescaline and peyote have triggered psychotic behaviors that last for years after use.

• Introduction to Schizophrenia and Psychosis

  • In informal terms, one who suffers from a psychotic disorder (that is, has a psychosis) is disconnected from the world in which most of us live.
  • Positive symptoms can also be described as behavior that indicates a loss of contact with the external reality experienced by non-psychotic individuals.
  • Hospitalization may occur for severe psychotic episodes either voluntarily or (if mental health legislation allows it) involuntarily.

• Cluster A: Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorders

  • In addition, the person's symptoms must not be due to schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder.
  • These symptoms must not be attributable to an autism spectrum disorder or to schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder.
  • These symptoms must not be attributable to an autism spectrum disorder or to schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder.

• Ergot Poisoning

  • The convulsive symptoms include seizures and effects on the central nervous system that range from hallucinations to psychotic episodes.

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Mental Illnesses

  • Treatment for the disease usually requires anti-psychotic medications that work by blocking dopamine receptors and decreasing dopamine neurotransmission in the brain.
  • While some classes of anti-psychotics can be quite effective at treating the disease, they are not a cure; most patients must remain medicated for the rest of their lives.

• Some Polycyclic Heterocycles

  • Reserpine is an indole alkaloid, which has been used for the control of high blood pressure and the treatment of psychotic behavior.

• The Labeling Approach

  • Mental illnesses are socially constructed illnesses and psychotic disorders do not exist.

• Labeling Theory

  • Thus, mental illnesses are socially constructed illnesses and psychotic disorders do not exist.

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • The acts of those who have OCD may appear paranoid and potentially psychotic, or disconnected from reality; however, OCD sufferers generally recognize their obsessions and compulsions as irrational.