bipolar psychosis, it can be challenging to understand what they are going through. But acknowledge that they are not faking their behavior or choosing to act that way. Threatening consequences if they don't change their behavior will likely not help them and may further frustrate the situation....
Two literature reviews have highlighted common factors that confer resilience to suicidal experiences in people with psychosis. The first review identified a range of protective factors in quantitative studies, which included family support, positive values, service engagement and hope for recovery, insight...
Very often when people begin to have symptoms, or when they have full-blown psychosis related to schizophrenia, they resist treatment. It’s the perfect storm. You have young adults coming into their own, they’re experiencing symptoms, people are throwing around labels, and they’re resistant ...
If you can spot hoarding symptoms before the clutter buildup gets out of control, then you can help the individual and get professional assistance to clean and restore the home. The following are common warning signs of a hoarder that you should look for if you suspect that a friend or fam...
Negative symptoms are at the core of the schizophrenia syndrome. They have been referred to as primary or deficit symptoms and they are related to poor functional outcome The association between duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and poor outcome is overwhelming. In recent meta-analyses, DUP ...
A variety of substances have been linked to paranoia. Sometimes, when a person has been using multiple substances, they may not know which one triggered their paranoia symptoms. Discontinuing or reducing the use of all substances may help. Even after substance use is discontinued, paranoia symptoms...
Cannabis toxicity is rare in non-pediatric patients but can result in acute symptoms of psychosis—which should fade if there’s no underlying condition. Those with an anxiety disorder, a history of panic attacks, or bipolar disorder should proceed with great care. Large doses of weed may put...
Other features that would point toward schizophrenia were the relatively young age of his illness onset at 19, and “autism,” or getting lost in his own ideas. However, the fact that these symptoms were preceded by increased activity and a decreased need for sleep made th...
they are intended to give deeply personal narratives of the experience. This is rarely just a report of their symptoms. It may include: how they discovered what was wrong, how others responded, how (or if) they got treatment, how their treaters acted towards them, etc. Why all this instea...
If you've ever suffered a fear of going crazy, otherwise known as phrenophobia, we'll explore some ways to help you overcome your fear, manage physical symptoms, and help stop panic attacks. What is the Fear of Going Crazy? The fear of going crazy, also known as phrenophobia, is a...