psychoses

psychoses.

See psychosis.

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psychosis [si-ko´sis] (pl. psycho´ses)

a state in which a person's mental capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others is impaired, thus interfering with the capacity to deal with life demands. adj. adj psychot´ic. Mental disorders in which psychotic symptoms may be present include mood disorders, schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorders, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, shared psychotic disorder, and pervasive developmental disorders.

alcoholic p's psychoses associated with alcohol use and involving organic brain damage, a category that includes alcohol withdrawal delirium, Korsakoff's syndrome, alcoholic hallucinosis, and alcoholic paranoia (concurrent paranoia and alcoholism).

brief reactive psychosis an episode of brief psychotic disorder that is a reaction to a recognizable and distressing life event.

depressive psychosis older term for a psychosis characterized by severe depression, which is now more commonly described as a form of major depressive disorder.

Korsakoff's psychosis Korsakoff's syndrome.

postpartum psychosis a psychotic episode occurring during the postpartum period.

senile psychosis depressive or paranoid delusions or hallucinations or similar mental disorders due to degeneration of the brain in old age, as in senile dementia.

toxic psychosis that due to ingestion of toxic agents or to the presence of toxins within the body.

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Patient discussion about psychoses.

Q. Hi, everybody. I was wondering how long you've been diagnosed with bipolar and if you had psychotic symptoms? I've been diagnosed for coming on a year this December. how did you handle the news, how do you feel about medication and how do you feel about finding a partner, or how has your partner handled the news? I was totally shocked, stigmatized and ashamed. I thought I did something wrong and God could just heal me. I was in denial. And I flushed my medication down the toilet but I went right back to the hospital. Never want to go there again. I've come to accept it as my thorn in my side and to see the positive aspects of it: more down to earth, better able to relate, more trusting in God, and better able to minister. What do you feel is positive about your illness?

A. Hello Amylove54, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 5 years ago. I Remember the feelings you are talking about as if it was yesterday.. naturally, I was shocked, there is no reason for people to believe they have manic depression the first time they hear about it.. it is so far feached! and so, I was in complete and utter denial.
for about a year, if not longer, I ignored what I was told.
What changed my disbelief was a Major manic attack, witch basically made me do Unthinkable things, that really hurt the feelings of my family and friends, and you can say I lost my job because of my disfuntion at the tiime.thats when I started to think, maybe I do have something.. but stil I wasn't at a state of mind of hlping myself, and so, it did'nt really matter that I had a good therapist, nor that my family and friends really wanted to help/ I was in a battle against the desease, which made it impossible to get better.
It took another year, in which I desided I can beat the desease..

Q. What is paranoia? Is it different from other psychosis disorders? A friend of mine was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I read about it on the internet and I am not sure about the idea of paranoia. Is it a kind of psychosis or it a different symptom by its on? Can someone give an example of paranoid thinking VS normal thinking?

A. Psychosis is a situation when one's thinking process is twisted. There are several ways to twist the thinking progress. You can think that you know all (delusion's of grandiosity) you can hear voices that aren't for real, or you can think some one is chasing you no matter where you go (this is paranoia).
To rap thing up - psychosis is twisted thinking
Paranoia a specific twist.

Q. Am i going to get schizophrenia and what are the signs towards it? My mother is 50 years old and i knew she was bi polar and tonight i found out she has schizophrenia too from a nurse at the hospital she was sent to for going crazy out of no where tonight. I am very different from her and i am 17 years old. My dad side of the family has no disorders. How likely am i to develop schizophrenia? What are the first symptoms? Can i see signs now? and any other info.

A. Sweetheart you would not recognize a sign if it run over you. as the sickness encroaches upon your mind it also removes rational thought. you will say to your self I am not crazy there is nothing wrong with me. all the crazy Sob's around me are nuts I an not. And Honey you will believe your self. self diagnosis is a very dangerous path you are wanting to take.
Just be aware and talk to a certified psychiatrist – he’ll tell you any thing you want to know.