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Chronic psychosis
Chronic psychosis is a mental disorder that lasts for several years or even decades and is accompanied by a progressive personality change. This psychosis includes a whole group of diseases, including severe mental illnesses: induced disorder, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, schizopathic disorder and other psychoses of an inorganic nature.
Content:
- Signs of chronic psychosis
- Features of chronic psychosis
- Chronic psychosis treatment
Signs of chronic psychosis
Chronic psychosis is characterized by the presence of thinking difficulties in the patient and the difficulty of concentrating on one thought. The patient convinces himself that he is being threatened, someone is trying to influence him. Against this background, he has complaints of somatic symptoms. The surrounding people notice that the patient is completely indifferent to the events happening around him, his actions become atypical, actions are unpredictable, in the person's appearance one can observe a disregard for the rules of hygiene.
Signs of psychosis include a person's social isolation, a decrease in motivation for action, and a disdainful attitude towards oneself. There is a lack of consistency in his conversation, the speech is as if broken. Chronic psychosis is characterized by the occurrence of periodic symptoms. Doctors note behavior that goes beyond adequacy, excessive fussiness, the perception of reality takes a false form, and hallucinations occur. Delusional states that cannot be corrected are also a symptom of chronic psychosis.
Features of chronic psychosis
Chronic psychosis has some features. These include active human behavior, which can be characterized as unusual. In some cases, over time, this psychosis has a weak manifestation. Another difference between chronic psychosis, noticed by specialists, is a pronounced inhibition of mental development, various kinds of distortions, a lag in mental abilities. For example, autism is a common condition among chronic psychoses, when the patient is completely immersed in himself and does not contact the outside world.
Manifestations of chronic psychosis can be seen in various types of disorders, but it is necessary to note changes in character that are of an abnormal, unnatural type. Such changes are usually noticed in childhood, they do not allow the child to adapt in society as a person.
A distinctive feature of such psychoses are certain borderline states that do not fall under the classification of true psychoses. This category combines neuroses obtained against the background of stressful situations. This also includes accentuations, the expression and state of stability of which is not so intense, therefore, adaptation in society does not interfere. Over time, it is possible that the manifestations of accentuation smooth out and disappear completely, and an exacerbation is usually observed during the formation of character in adolescents.
Chronic psychosis treatment
The first step towards treatment is a medical consultation. It is necessary in any case, even if the psychosis treatment has already been carried out earlier, which gave a positive effect. Timely consultation is the key to the safety of the patient and his environment. There is always a need to clarify the diagnosis, after which the doctor selects the correct therapeutic methods. At this stage, the consultation of a psychiatrist is especially expedient.
The above actions apply in any case without exception. When diagnosing, the presence of side effects is revealed, the duration of the break in the previous treatment and other parameters are set. In the drug treatment of chronic psychosis, antipsychotics come to the fore, the properties of which improve the patient's condition in psychotic terms and prevent exacerbations. Responsibility for their appointment rests only with the psychiatrist, and only after diagnosis.
Patient rehabilitation is an integral part of successful treatment. At this stage, the conditions in which a person lives are very important, as well as an important role is given to understanding and constant support of loved ones. When treating chronic psychosis, doctors, as a rule, give a favorable prognosis, but a prerequisite is the timeliness of medical care and regular compliance with the doctor's prescriptions. In some cases, side effects are observed, which do not need to be feared, since certain medical techniques easily correct the condition.
Article author: Mochalov Pavel Alexandrovich | d. m. n. therapist
Education: Moscow Medical Institute. IM Sechenov, specialty - "General Medicine" in 1991, in 1993 "Occupational Diseases", in 1996 "Therapy".
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