Psychotic+Disorders

1. Schizophrenia
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Haloperidoc (Halodoc) Perphenazine (Trilafon, Etrafon) Fluphenazine (Prolixin) http://www.schizophrenia.com/ http://www.medicinenet.com/schizophrenia/article.htm http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml []
 * What is Schizophrenia?** Schizophrenia is concluded to be a brain disorder. Unfortunately the cause of Schizophrenia is unknown.
 * Symptoms of Schizophrenia:** Person diagnosed with this disease may hear voices, hallucinate, develop unusual thoughts, disorders of movement, difficulty speaking and also expressing emotion and many other symptoms follow this disorder.
 * How Schizophrenia is diagnosed:** This disorder, at some point, involves a psychotic phase (with delusions, hallucinations, bizarre actions) if successfully treated, this phase should last no longer than 1 month.
 * Treatment for Schizophrenia:** Anti-psychotic medication is the normal procedure used to treat Schizophrenia
 * Types of Medication provided:**
 * Effects Schizophrenia takes on everyday life:** Having or dealing with Schizophrenia everyday is difficult. It stops the effected person from doing normal things, such as driving, holding a job for a long period of time, even many of the patients deal with a substance abuse from the medication they are given.
 * Other types of Schizophrenia disorders:** Paranoid Schizophrenia, Catatonic Schizophrenia, and Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
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2. Brief Psychotic disorder
This disorder is a short term break from reality. it usually occurs in a persons mid twenties and 30s. Symptoms usually last for less then a month. This disorder is usually caused by a traumatic event such as rape, assault, death or witness to violence. The illness often devlops quickly some symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, ideas don't make sense, hours of immobility, repetitive actions and etc. Some other signs is that a victims response may not match their current situation they may think tragedy is funny they also lose interest in social contact and they may show no emotion at all in an extreme situation. An anti-psychotic medication may end the episode, but if that fails then shock treatment can also be applied. A person who has brief psychotic disorder is more like to commit suicide and is more likely to harm others. If you have an attack the you can require full time hospitalization. While in the hospital you will be searched for sharp objects. While being hospitalized you may be subject to group therapy, individual therapy, time outs, restraints, and lastly shock therapy. Some tips avoid alcohol and other drugs. Learning to cope better with stress will help control episodes. http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20ps03.html http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc2417.htm http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/294416-overview

3. Shared Psychotic disorder
Effects on everyday life if you have Shared Psychotic Disorder: By having this disorder you are incapable of becoming close to anyone. Sources: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/293107-overview http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/psychotic_disorder/hic_shared_psychotic_disorder.aspx http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/shared-psychotic-disorder
 * What is Shared Psychotic Disorder?** "Folle a Deux" in other words, The folly of two. This is when a healthy person shares the delusions of a person with a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia, which has well established delusions.
 * Symptoms of Shared Psychotic Disorder:** A person with this disorder may encounter having delusions that are similar to someone close who has a psychotic disorder.
 * Causes of Shared Psychotic Disorder:** These causes are unknown but having a high level of stress and having a social isolation from everything has seen to had a very large part in this.
 * Diagnosis of Shared Psychotic Disorder:** A Doctor will take x-rays and blood tests. The doctor may refer the patient to a psychiatrist or psychologist, from that point, either one of the specialists determines if the persons' symptoms point to a specific disorder outlined in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
 * Treatment for Shared Psychotic Disorder:** Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Medication.