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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.

Acute schizophrenic disorder-for how long it lasts?

A family member was just told she suffers from Acute schizophrenic disorder. For now, she is spending some time in a mental health clinic until she gets better, after which she will probably move on to some day therapy options. My question is how long we should expect this episode to last?

by User avatar bev1315150178

Can a schizoid person make intimate relations?

A relative of mine has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is 33 years old and it seems that his mother's death affected him a lot. Now he has to take meds and his life is really not as it was before. Can a schizoid person make intimate relations? He used to be an open and friendly person...

by User avatar cristabel128692205

Can you help diagnose my friends disorder

So my friend shows very little emotion, some might call her laid back. She avoids confrontation, never shows or discusses emotion in terms of happiness and sadness, she sees everyone as being on a even playing field no matter if someone is clearly in the right or wrong (for example she justifies...

by User avatar maggiogm

Complex therapy for a schizophrenic affective disorder

I am sad to say that my husband, who is also bipolar and not always a pleasant person to live with when he gets depressed, has recently also been diagnosed with schizophrenic affective disorder! The therapy for schizophrenic affective disorder seems complex and I am not sure about all of it. Can...

by User avatar lisetta1215151047

Does she have schitzophrenia?

I have a friend that talks to herself, has a hard time organizing her thoughts, lies excessively, and believes there are spirits in her life. Does she have schitzophrenia? if so, is there anything i can do to help?

by User avatar Captainsvg29445

My boyfriend is schizophrenic on meds…just came clean today

Hi, my boyfriend is schizophrenic addicted to meds. He just came clean today, and I don’t know how long will it last. I’m afraid what could happen now when he doesn’t use any drugs.

by User avatar Guest

my son hears voices in his head

my son is adhd he is 18 and is hearing voices in his head what does this mean?

by User avatar shirley_pye@hotmail.com

induced psychotic disorder

I have a question about my little girl. She is 5 years old. She has tendency to pee in the bed. Also she has night fears. Few nights ago she was screaming in bed so much that I wonder can it be normal behavior. I want to know can this kind of behavior induce psychotic disorder.

by User avatar Guest

I see things that arent there

Hey, I cant recall when this first started happening but if all started as small things such as a mouse then it went to my bed changing colors to a bird falling of a tree to know when i saw the boogyman in my closet. I am so scared and i have no clue what to do, I feel all alone and i am afraid tell...

by User avatar Ace

Hello need help and assurance

I once drank a vodca drink with my medication being at the time 2X eplilum 300 mg morning and night and my resperidone 4 mg. I woke up the next morning with my panty full of blood, my door was open and I hurt down below. my dad told me when I arrrived home that probably only bled an extra day... I...

by User avatar Darlface171170