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.

Surgery for OCD

I am a 22 year old Australian suffering from OCD. I am interested in finding out about surgery for OCD but there doesn't seem to be any clinics that perform OCD Surgery in Australia. I was wondering if there are any other Australians who have had OCD Surgery and what steps you took to get it done?

by dave4598103101 over a year ago

Counseling and Psychotherapy in central London

Harley Street Psychotherapist is a well-established group of psychotherapists and counselors based at the heart of Central London’s most famous centre for private medical excellence. Our highly-trained and qualified counseling and psychotherapy experts have many years’ experience working in the...

by Guest over a year ago

schizophrenic mood change

My sister has schizophrenic and since 4 days she is in hospital for the treatment. Some day she behaves well and talks to us very friendly as if she is all normal. But some days she either refuses to talk to us or talks very negative. Is this common during the treatment? I thought once she is on...

by needhelp78757355 over a year ago

post natal psychosis

What is the treatment for post natal psychosis, pueperral psychosis is its proper name is it. Was it treated differently 19 years ago? My wife had this 19 years ago, and I was kept in the dark by our doctor, No one ever sat down with both of us and talked us through how we could cope with that...

by father needs help99045 over a year ago

Schizoid personality disorder ?

I think I may have schizoid personality disorder. I don't have any friends but have never made the attempt to make them and don't care to have them. I love being by myself. I sometimes feel that I am acting with people and not really feeling emotions. When i meet someone or interact with a peer i...

by Guest over a year ago

my brother waa diagnose with psychotic disorder..

4 days ago we had to call the police to take my brother to a mental facilitie because he wouldn't do it on his own. He started his symptoms by saying that there is this group of people that hypnotized him, these people are part of the satans cult and that they have sucked othee people on their...

by Guest over a year ago

My friend has been acting strange lately, is he developing psychosis?

He says things like he can see space and that he has opened his third eye and he takes apart his tv and fans and phone and says he is gathering parts to go to space, this happened last week when he came home he had prayer beads around his neck and wrist and he says things like i can tell if your a...

by Guest over a year ago

psychotic disorder episodes

i have no medical no way to get on meds for 3months im working with the crisis center but i am at my worst right now im scared hearing voices that arent there and being angery for no apparent reason and im in a relationship with someone who cares about me and i dont want to hurt this preson while im...

by gooblets29126 over a year ago

can you get paranoia medication at 15 in the uk without parents knowing

i think i have paranoia, the reason for this is that i always think that someone is like watching me or has set up video cameras around my house and watching everything i do online, i specifically believe my parents are doing this and if they are talking i automatically get worried and think they...

by becca over a year ago

I think my uncle has schizophrenia is he dangerous

Answered by a doctor

Hello i am writing hoping someone can ease my mind, i have an uncle who has schizophrenia he has been in hospital on several occasions, four years ago he stopped taking his medication, he lives alone and visits are house once or twice a week. His behavior is troubling to me as when he comes to...

by Guest over a year ago