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.

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Schizophrenia-differential Diagnosis

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Recently my brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is 25 and he was always different while we were growing up. I guess now I know why, and it is so sad. There is no history of schizophrenia in my family so I am wondering is this diagnosis 100% sure. Can I get more information? Thanx

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

psychotic epileptic disorder

Hi, my sister has been diagnosed with epilepsy when she was twelve. She is now twenty three years old. In the beginning she had severe seizures frequently. As the time passed and with the help of medicines the number of seizures is reduced. But now there is another problem. Her doctor has told her...

by lauraine32252 over a year ago

over a year ago by ShubhajitSutradhar

My mom suffers from schizophrenia - is it hereditary sickness?

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Hello, I'd hoped I'd ask about something less serious but it is simply not the case. My mom suffers from schizophrenia and you might imagine what her life looks like now. I guess I can stand everything but those hallucinations are really annoying. Anyway, I would like to know if schizophrenia is...

by guinevere73064290 over a year ago

over a year ago by pringltm78743

Do I have a Mental Disorder?

I'm the kind of person that can't shut off my brain, there is so many things going on in there that seep out and cause problems. I've read many mental disorder information done tests but am afraid to seek medical advice or talk to a counsellor. At a young age I would see things, now I thought it may...

by dlemah89251591 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Diagnose is schizophrenia simplex!

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After he struggled for a long time, my ex husband has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia simplex! He has been coping with mental illness for so long, and this is also the reason I left him in the end. My question is what this means for the future, and whether my ex will be able to get on with...

by marni522147814 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Parallel between normal introvert person and a schizoid person

I have to admit that my brother is not completely as it should be. He is 24 years old and still very shy, although he acts like that only when he is outside of the house. He is more or less normal inside the house. I would like to draw a parallel here, between a normal person and a schizoid person....

by inglebert49384 over a year ago

over a year ago by Jackie

Does anyone have any experience with schizophrenia in kids?

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My eight year old son has started displaying some worrying symptoms. He wakes up in the night with complaints of bugs crawling under his skin and he hears voices that are not there as well. After doing a web search, I am now worried he might have schizophrenia. Does anyone here have any experience...

by viola2012137701 over a year ago

over a year ago by Emmacallum316609

Caring for a paranoid schizophrenic!

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Hi! Recently I find out that my brother is paranoid schizophrenic. I notice that something is wrong with him before. Now is very difficult for me and my family. How we can care for a paranoid schizophrenic?

by hennigar2575 over a year ago

over a year ago by Gyrl30247865

Can hypnosis help in any way with schizophrenia?

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My son suffers from schizophrenia and because of this, I spend a large amount of time on the web, trying to learn more about how to cope, and how schizophrenia could be cured. I did read somewhere that hypnosis can help with schizophrenia, but I can't really understand how. Do you know more about...

by gianna940138076 over a year ago

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