Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic Disorders

What are Psychotic Disorders?

Delusional Disorder

Substance induced psychotic disorder

Terms and Definitions

Schizophrenia

Brief Psychotic Disorder

Schizophrenia DSM 5 Criteria

Support groups

Schizophreniform Disorder

Informational Videos

Schizoaffective Disorder

Stella E Uzoewulu, MD Candidate, Rush Medical College 2024

What are psychotic disorders?

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Psychotic disorders affect brain function by altering thoughts, beliefs or perceptions. People with a psychotic disorder may be convinced that someone is spying on them or following them, may hear voices or have the feeling that others are manipulating their thoughts. They have trouble differentiating between their perceptions and reality. Symptoms of a psychotic disorder can appear gradually or suddenly. The period during which people shows these symptoms is called a “psychotic episode”. It is described as a loss of contact with reality.

Commonly used terms & Definitons

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Delusions

Psychosis

Disorganized thinking or Speech

Hallucinations

Disorganized Movement

Negative symptoms

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects a person's perception of reality. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation.

Treatment

Symptoms

DSM 5 Criteria

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Schizophrenia

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Hallucinations

Disorganized speech

Disorganized or Catatonic behavior

Social/occupational dysfunction

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Schizophreniform Disorder

The symptoms of schizophreniform disorder are similar to those of schizophrenia, but the symptoms only last a short time—at least one month but less than six months. If the symptoms last longer than six months, then the diagnosis changes to schizophrenia.

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Schizoaffective disorder

People with schizoaffective disorder experience symptoms of depression or bipolar disorder (major depression or mania) at the same time as symptoms of schizophrenia (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized behavior, or negative symptoms).

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Delusional Disorder

Delusional disorder involves a person having false beliefs (delusions) that persist for at least one month. The delusions can be bizarre (about things that cannot possibly occur) or non-bizarre (things that are possible but not likely, such as a belief about being followed or poisoned).

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Substance induced Psychotic disorder

A person with this condition has of symptoms of an active psychotic episode like visual or auditory hallucinations, disorganized thinking or speech, negative symptoms, etc. However, these psychotic disorders are caused by an underlying substance use (cocaine, PCP, methamphetamines, etc). In general, treatment involves withdrawal of the offending drug. Psychotic episodes can also be triggered by underlying medical conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Parkinson's disease, hemachromatosis, Wilson's disease, etc.

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

A brief psychotic disorder occurs when a person experiences a sudden short period of psychotic behavior. This episode lasts between one day and one month and then the symptoms completely disappear, and the person returns to normal.

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Informational Youtube Videos

Signs of Schizophrenia

What is psychosis?

These educational videos provide more information about Psychotic Disorders!

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sources

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https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia/what-is-schizophrenia https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/advice-and-prevention/mental-health/learn-about-mental-disorders/mental-disorders/psychotic-disorders-1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539912/#:~:text=Antipsychotics%2C%20especially%20second%2Dgeneration%2C,three%20months%20after%20symptom%20remission. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519704/table/ch3.t20/