Research by Kings College in London and Duke University defines a psychotic experience as “… anything from hearing voices to experiencing psychosis,” which is a mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly impaired. Psychotic episodes are more common than many people realize. The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) has found […]
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According to Dr. Michael Roizen, suicide is the leading cause of premature death in people with schizophrenia. 1 in 10 people will take his own life which is exponentially higher than the national average, which says that 1 in 10,000 people will take his own life. The reasons for this high rate of suicide in […]
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When a friend or family member is suffering mentally or physically, the first instinct many of us have is to do whatever we can to try to help them. However, most of us don’t understand where to begin when it comes to helping those we care about who is suffering from schizophrenia or other psychotic […]
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Contrary to the stigma surrounding schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, people who have these disorders can often still live fairly normal lives with the help of proper treatment, including therapies and medication. We have the tendency to believe that people who are schizophrenic will be violent and that they may cause bodily harm to themselves […]
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Times of Onset The symptoms of schizophrenia vary in different cases, as do the ages that symptoms appear in different patients. The manner in which schizophrenia develops and manifests depends on the onset, severity, and duration of the symptoms, according to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. People do not often […]
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While the cause of schizophrenia is not actually known, research has led doctors to certain risk factors and possible triggers of the disorder. According to the Mayo Clinic, these links are often a combination of genetic makeup, brain chemistry, and a person’s environment. Scientists have found differences in the biology and construction of the brains […]
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When a person first sees a doctor for symptoms of psychosis, it is often at the urging of a loved one. Typically, people dealing with psychosis are too confused by or ashamed of their conditions to go to a doctor on their own. It is important that the families and friends of people with psychosis […]
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Psychosis can be a scary disorder, but just like most disorders, it can be treated. Mental health professionals often use a combination of antipsychotic medication and psychological therapies in treating psychosis. Antipsychotic medications treat psychosis at its source by blocking dopamine transmitters in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in transmitting messages throughout the […]
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Psychosis rears its head in many different ways in different patients. Some people experiencing psychosis may have positive experiences, like seeing a deceased loved one or hearing his or her voice. But others have much more negative experiences, which can lead to harmful thoughts and behaviors and contribute to the stigmas we place on people […]
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Hearing voices has been stereotyped as something that only occurs in unstable people. What most people do not realize is that hearing voices is actually more common than they might think and can happen to any of us. According to studies, an estimated four percent of adults are reported to hear voices, and of those, […]
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The goal is to facilitate early identification of those experiencing extreme states in order to decrease the duration for untreated symptoms and reduce disruption to the young person’s psychosocial development through a collaborative, recovery oriented intervention.