psychosis

psychosis

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  CONTENTS ◉ CAUSES ◉ TYPESOF PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS ◉ SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ◉ DIAGNOSING PSYCHOSIS ◉ TREATMENT ◉ REFRENCE 3
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  DEFINATION ◉ Psychosis refersto an abnormal condition of the mind described as involving a “loss of contact with reality”. ◉ I.e., Detachment with reality ◉ People experiencing psychosis may exhibit some personality changes and thought disorder.
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  ◉ Depending onits severity this may be accompanied by unusual and bizzare behaviour. ◉ With difficulty in social interaction and impairment in carrying daily activities. 5
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  CAUSES ◉ Genetics ◉ Trauma ◉Psychiatric disorder ◉ Medical conditions ◉ Psychoactive drugs (alcohol etc...) ◉ Medication
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  SECONDARY CAUSES ◉ Braintumor or cyst ◉ Dementia - Alzheimer's disease. ◉ Neurological illness - such as Parkinson‘s disease and Huntington's disease ◉ HIV and other infections that can affect the brain ◉ Epilepsy ◉ Stroke 7
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  TYPES OF PSYCHOTICDISORDERS ◉ SCHIZOPHRENIA ◉ BIPOLAR DISORDER ◉ PSYCHOTIC DEPRESSION ◉ SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER ◉ DRUG INDUCED PSYCHOSIS ◉ PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
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  INITIAL SYMPTOMS ◉ Feelingsof suspicion ◉ General anxiety ◉ Distorted perceptions ◉ Depression ◉ Obsessive thinking ◉ Sleep problems 9
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  MAIN SYMPTOMs ◉ Hallucinations- hearing, seeing, or feeling things that do not exist ◉ Delusions - false beliefs, especially based on fear or suspicion of things that are not real ◉ Disorganization - in thought, speech, or behaviour. 10
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  ◉ Disordered thinking- jumping between unrelated topics, making strange connections between thoughts ◉ Catatonia - unresponsiveness ◉ Difficulty concentrating 11
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  DIAGNOSING PSYCHOSIS ◉ Earlydiagnosis of psychosis improves long- term outcomes. ◉ This is not always achieved, however, the milder forms of psychosis that can lead to schizophrenia are left untreated for an average of 2 years, and even full psychosis can take a number of years before it receives the attention of medical professionals. 12
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  ◉ To increasethe chances of early detection, guidance for healthcare systems drawn up by psychiatrists recommend that the "possibility of a psychotic disorder should be carefully considered" in a young person who is: ◉ Becoming more socially withdrawn 13
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  ◉ Performing worsefor a sustained period at school or work, or ◉ Becoming more distressed or agitated yet unable to explain why. 14
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  TREATMENT ◉ Antipsychotics ◉ Psychotherapy ◉Cognitive behavioural therapy ◉ Homoepathy management 16
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  CONCLUSION ◉ PSYCHOSIS -DETACHMENT WITH REALITY ◉ MAIN SYMPTOMS: ◉ HALLUCINATIONS ◉ DELUSIONS ◉ DISORGANIZATION ◉ DISORDERED THINKIN ◉ DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING 17
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  REFRENCES ◉ Icd 10– classification of mental and behavioural disorders ◉ Fish’s clinical psychopatholgy ◉ Essentials of psychiatry by m.S bhatia ◉ Davidson’s principles and practice of medicne (21st edition) 18
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