Psychosis

Psychosis: Introduction

True psychosis usually involves severe symptoms such as delusions and/or paranoia. The common belief that anyone who goes crazy or is aggressive must be psychotic is not strictly correct in medical terminology. Psychotic disorders focus mainly on the symptoms where the person is detached from reality, and the main such symptoms are delusions and paranoia.

Symptoms of Psychosis

• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Paranoia
• Mania
• Depression
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 9 symptoms of Psychosis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Psychosis:

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  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
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  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Psychosis: Complications

Read more about complications of Psychosis.

Medical Textbooks Online about Psychosis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Psychosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Psychosis
• Failure to diagnose Psychosis
• Hidden causes of Psychosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Psychosis

Psychosis: Self Assessment Tools

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• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Psychosis: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Psychosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Psychosis

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis of eating...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis of...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Psychosis

Psychosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Psychosis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Psychosis:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Psychosis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Psychosis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Psychosis

• Dementia
• Delirium
• Brain injury
• Brain infection
• Schizophrenia
• more causes...»

See full list of 11 causes of Psychosis

More information about causes of Psychosis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Psychosis (50 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Psychosis (56 listings)
• Underlying causes of Psychosis
• Psychosis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Psychosis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Psychosis

Treatments for Psychosis

• Psychotherapy
• Medications - depends on the cause of psychosis
• Antipsychotic drugs
• Treatment of the underlying cause
• Vitamin B12 - possibly used for related vitamin B12 deficiency
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Psychosis

News Archives for Psychosis

Medical news articles related to Psychosis include:

• 5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children
• FDA Approves First Anti-Psychotic for Kids
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Psychosis

Patient Surveys for Psychosis

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Psychosis
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Reseach about Psychosis

Visit our research pages for current research about Psychosis treatments.

Statistics for Psychosis

• Medical statistics for Psychosis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Psychosis
• Society statistics for Psychosis

Stories from Users Related to Psychosis

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Article Excerpts about Psychosis

A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. People with psychosis may hear "voices" or have strange and illogical ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear their thoughts, or are trying to harm them, or that they are the President of the United States or some other famous person). They may get excited or angry for no apparent reason, or spend a lot of time by themselves, or in bed, sleeping during the day and staying awake at night. The person may neglect appearance, not bathing or changing clothes, and may be hard to talk to--barely talking or saying things that make no sense. They often are initially unaware that their condition is an illness. (Source: excerpt from Medications: NIMH)

Definitions of Psychosis:

Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted - (Source - WordNet 2.1)