| Psychotic Disorders |
| Which disorder is more common? schizophrenia or psychotic depression? |
This is a very good question. I have answers & resources for you. Schizophrenia 2.2 million American Adults have this illness or 1.1 % of the population. This is more common than Psychotic De... |
| Anyone heard psychosis this mental disorder before? How does a psychotic patient behave in nature? |
Psychosis it's self is an illness that causes splits with reality for people, now that is psychosis it's self, but there are a lot of mental illnesses that are a form of psychosis, pretty... |
| Are pineal germinomas canerous?Is it possible to developed psychotic symtoms do to an untreated pineal growth? |
Germinoma of the pineal gland is a rare disease usually confined to the brain which responds well to radiotherapy. Spinal seeding occurs in 4% of cases and distant metastases are extremely rare.
m... |
| All types of anxiety/Depression/Almost Psychosis get the same medicine, then why different diagnosis made ? |
i think you are very right on this front doc.
I was thinking on the same lines not just the drugs that you are talking about but also so many others
another thing that i've noticed dru... |
| What would be the diagnosis of Johnny Depp's character in the 1995 movie "Don Juan DeMarco?"? |
The character's primary symptom is that of delusions of grandeur - he seems not to have hallucinations, his thought processes are not disorganzied, and many other not's...so the movie doe... |
| If someone has psychotic episodes but was able to get medication for them, would they still be able to go to? |
You don't have to answer those questions. As long as the medication works you can go. ... |
| Male / female statistics? |
No, it's pretty evenly distributed. Let's break it down by diagnoses...
Men and women are evenly diagnosed with:
-Schizophrenia (has psychotic component)
-Bipolar disorder (mania ca... |
| Why do some of you accuse me of lieing? |
I'm sorry if anyone accused you of lying. You've obviously been through an ordeal and lived to tell the tale. Now, forgive and forget and get on with your life. And I don't think ... |
| Does drug use cause SCHIZOPHRENIA? |
The cause(s) of Schizophrenia are not known. There are many types of schizophrenia; it is not a single disease but a spectrum of disorders. The disease in general is misunderstood by the general pu... |
| MJ fans: I'm a little concerned here that Michael might have Schizoid Personality Disorder? |
It's pretty easy to believe that MJ has a personality disorder. Which one, however, is impossible to guess. We the public only see a small sliver of who he is, and at that, it's thru th... |
| How does Society React to the Mentally Ill? |
I've worked in the human services field for 20 years and have seen the general population look down on people with mental health issues or developmental disabilities.
I think an example can... |
| How can you reconcile with a psychotic abusive family member? |
No, having a personality disorder is not psycho babble. I have
Boarderline Personality Disorder & I am perfectly sane.
What did she do that upset you? That is where to start. We
can... |
| Is there a common ground between psychotic depression and dissociative features? |
No ... |
| Does anyone have any details on extreme manic bi-polar disorders? my x was diagnosed & he's scaring our kid |
Do you honestly feel that he could be violent? Was he ever threatening and violent with you?
Bi-Polar (manic depression) causes periods of extreme down moods followed by extreme highs. It won'... |
| Have you ever heard of something known as.....? |
Never heard of schizopoly. Maybe a Conversion Disorder. ... |
| I SHOULD freak out, right? |
you know (personally speaking and from speaking to others) for some reason people with psychotic disorders seem to deal better with the "big" stresses.
it's the little ones that d... |
| Why do so many Christians pretend that their religion is a cure to serious mental illness? |
I'm a Christian and I totally agree with you. My preacher believes there is no such thing as mental illness. He believes belief in Jesus is the only answer. I have schizophrenia and I take ... |
| Smoking weed make psychosis worse? |
Yes, Absolutely ... |
| Vision shaking and moving? |
I assume you are seeing a psychiatrist for you psychotic disorder. Talk to that doctor about your vision problems. Yes, it may be related to your disorder or medication side effects.
By the ... |
| Avoidant Personality/Social Anxiety? SSI/SSD? |
Well, now you have a co-existing Axis I and Axis II disorder (depression/psychosis, and personality disorder), _and _you need a competent psychiatrist. Did you have the same PMD when you applied f... |
| Really scared me...are these sites for real?? people who have amalgams or took roaccutane etc...? |
if youve only had a basic blood test, i would contact a university healthy center near you, like in my area in NJ i go to pennsylvania university medical center to see specialists who have been the... |
| Is schizoaffective disorder comorbid with bipolar disorder or...? |
Schizoaffective disorder covers the mood symptoms so the bipolar portion is not a separate diagnosis. I think the difference between schizoaffective disorder and bipolar with psychotic features is... |
| Would anti-psychotics help for paranoid personality disorder? |
Yes, I have seen patients at our local VA hospital take Risperdal for paranoid behavior. You have to be closely monitored. Some people it helps; other no.
The problem is keeping a parnoid indivi... |
| Is White supremacy a mental disorder? |
Zzzzzz.......oh...sorry. You lost me right after "white supremacy."
You are a racist, too. Don't think you aren't. ... |
| My cousin's father died and all on a sudden he became a psychotic patient and is on medicine for 18 years. why |
It depends on his diagnosis. If he's schizophrenic, medication is not a cure it's a control. ... |
| My psychiatrist is thinking of putting me on an anti psychotic med.? |
No, many Bipolar people are on anti-pyschotics. It is another way to control MOOD, just like the Lithium you are on. It does not mean anything.
Most Bipolar people take several medications to... |
| Is anyone here on any type of anti-psychotic medicine or know someone that is? |
Abilify is very intense. I had a negative experience with it as I did Geodon, a similar medication. Don't be scared by my words, I'm just one person who's taken them and they just ... |
| What is the difference between psychosis, being psychotic or scitzophrenic, and haveing paranoid ideas and? |
Hello.
My wife is a psychotherapist and tells me the following.
Psychosis is a general category of mental illness. There are only two, the other is mania.
Psychotic is used as a term to describ... |
| Can someone (25 yr old daughter) be committed for treatment of borderline personality disorder in Kansas? |
Generally a person can only be involuntarily committed when they are assessed to be a danger to themselves or others. Someone with borderline personality disorder, if that's what she has, cou... |
| Please I need list of some public hospitals in buenos aires, Argentina? |
Argentina
Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin - Buenos Aires
Hospital Municipal de San Miguel - Buenos Aires
Hospital de Niqos 'Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez' - Buenos Aires
Hospital M... |
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