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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic disorders can be defined as a severe disconnection with reality, including by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or agitated behavior without insight. Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder and Shared Psychotic Disorder are some of the psychotic disorders you may encounter. Talk about them on this forum.

What are the differences between paranoid frantic psychosis and schizophrenia?

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Please give me some answers if possible! Mental health is such a tricky subject, and I feel much safer asking questions about it on the internet, in anonymity, without societal pressure and judgement. I suspect my husband is suffering from paranoid frantic psychosis, but he is unwilling to get...

by User avatar pepi941149156

First diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 8

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I was hoping there is a support group for people with schizophrenia here. I have been coping with schizophrenia for nearly all my life now - I am 22 now, and I was first diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 8. Now, with the help of a good therapist and with medications, I am studying and...

by User avatar arturo1386148815

Are hallucinations gone in paranoid frantic psychosis when the treatment is done?

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A friend of mine has been diagnosed with paranoid frantic psychosis and is spending some time in a mental health clinic until her condition has been stabilised and she feels like herself again. I am quite worried. Do you think the hallucinations will be gone when the treatment is done? Will she need...

by User avatar leone1684148556

Constant abuse by mother alcoholic-can it lead to schizophrenia?

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My childhood was not a very happy one. We suffered from different kinds of abuse, had an alcoholic mother and a continuous stream of "new step fathers". Our mom used to be me and my brother as well. I am wondering if this is the reason my brother now suffers from schizophrenia? Can abuse lead to...

by User avatar orsa1626148272

What is the best way to prevent schizophrenia?

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While I know that there is no definite evidence that schizophrenia is a hereditary condition, I can tell you that there is more than a normal rate of schizophrenia in my family and this freaks me out. My parents are not schizophrenic, thank God, but my aunts and probably my late grandfather are,...

by User avatar bowie1407147596

Autism is automatic obedience in schizophrenia

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My cousin has a whole list of diagnoses related to mental health, including autism and schizophrenia. I have recently got to know him really well, because his parents stayed at my house to be close to him in the center where he has been getting treatment for months. I have come to learn that autism...

by User avatar hamlin272147177

Is it true that eating impulse can be decreased in schizophrenia?

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I have been looking into schizophrenia recently recently, because frankly I suspect that my niece has got this. I also read that eating impulses can be severely decreased in people who suffer from schizophrenia, and if this is true, that would be yet another thing to suggest that this is indeed what...

by User avatar cacilie997146984

Can a paranoid person suffer from paranoid frantic psychosis?

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I am wondering if it is possible for a person who has been diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder to also suffer from a paranoid frantic psychosis, simultaneously? There is a person in my circle of friends, and I am suggesting this is what he is going through. I looked his behaviours up on the...

by User avatar jeno1951146807

What is formicating in schizophrenia?

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Can I ask a question about schizophrenia? My ex wife turns out to suffer from it. We are not on good terms now and I really don't feel like investing more energy into her and her mental health problems, which I know sounds terrible but she did spend years dragging me down with her. Anyway, I have...

by User avatar thor685146569

Is family psychotherapy required in dealing with schizophrenia?

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Please help me! I am trying to get more of any idea about schizophrenia and what treatment is needed in order to maker sure the schizophrenic can play a normal role in society. Is family psychotherapy needed in dealing with schizophrenia? Thanks for reading! And I am hoping for some replies!

by User avatar titos1066146499