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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 can you tell me about the major signs of schizophrenia?

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My son is 24 years old and I am afraid that he might be suffering from some psychological problem. What can you tell me about the major signs of schizophrenia? Sometimes, he looks like he is experiencing some hallucinations but is too frightened to talk about it. What can I do to help him?

by User avatar margette14487349

Can paranoid frantic psychosis turn into schizophrenia?

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Can anyone here give me more information about paranoid frantic psychosis? My sister is suffering from this, and I am starting to get worried that this could very easily turn into a long term or even permanent state. Can paranoid frantic psychosis turn into schizophrenia at some stage? Please...

by User avatar estell1794142515

do i have schizophrenia too?

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Hello, I'm a 20 year old guy that is currently diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety. That's been for about 2 years now and I have been off medication for about 5 months. Well I've been doing research on schizophrenia lately because I've been quite concerned for myself. Now, I don't get full blown...

by User avatar Guest

psychotic disorders

Hi, I have a friend who has a problem. Everything was just fine until couple of days ago when he started being suspicious. He thought that everyone was teeming up against him. He also started "seeing" things. The day before yesterday he was scratching himself and kept saying that there is something...

by User avatar Guest

Schizo effective disorder!

Hello. I'm 45 year old female and I have big problems with controlling my daughter’s behavior. For always she has been spoiled but this has become outstanding. She has her own episodes of extreme nervousness and mood swings but there are periods when she was completely normal. Anyway, these...

by User avatar Guest

Does Schizophrenia get worse with age?

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Hi! My friend has schizophrenia. He is 25 years old. Is schizophrenia usual for this age? Does Schizophrenia get worse with age? Sometimes he is silent for hours. He takes some drug. Is his condition caused by drugs or is symptom of schizophrenia.

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Is schizophrenic person prone to suicidal thoughts?

I am a member of a local chess club and there is one person there who plays chess brilliantly but who is apparently schizophrenic. I was hoping to get some more information about schizophrenic through this website. One of the things I would really like to know is whether all schizophrenics are more...

by User avatar kelly317132280

Schizoeffective

My brother has been diagnosed with schizoeffective disorder. But he thinks that he`s just fine and have no intention to cure his condition. He is not taking any meds. The psychologist recommended a medication, but he refuses to treat himself. I`m kind of a scared of him. He sees things and he`s...

by User avatar Guest

We are having a hard time finding places to speak about mental illness

My staff and I r trying to get the word out about early diagnosis. .we are having a hard time finding places to speak about mental illness. They have tried local high schools and colleges with no response. I would like to devout my life to save a young person from what I experienced before...

by User avatar LinMou305238

What are the main causes of paranoid frantic psychosis?

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I am hoping to get some idea of what the causes are behind paranoid frantic psychosis. Are there any studies that talk about obvious triggers? And do you have any personal experience with this? I would appreciate any information you could send my way! I am looking forward to a discussion on the...

by User avatar callean709142771