Psychosis is a state in which a person cannot distinguish between what is real and what is not. It can occur in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and some other psychiatric illnesses.
Schizophrenia is a biological brain disease that causes significant disturbances in emotions, thinking and behavior and prevents the person from distinguishing between what is real and what is not. People whose ability to assess reality is impaired withdraw from social relationships and the outside world, turn inward and begin living in their own world. Schizophrenia usually begins in a person's 20s and is a chronic illness. Its lifetime prevalence is 1%.
What Are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia:
- Beliefs that are not based in reality and cannot be changed by argument (delusions)
- Seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not real (hallucinations)
- Disorganized speech or behavior
- Apathy, lack of motivation and reduced self-care
- Blunted emotional expression
- Social withdrawal, turning inward, and reduced social and occupational functioning
Treatment of Schizophrenia
A multifaceted approach is needed in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Calming the symptoms alone is not enough; the goals should be to prevent the destructive effects of the illness and to improve the person's social adjustment. Alongside medication, psychotherapy methods suited to the person's needs should be applied.
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