Types
The individual experiences major changes including extreme highs and lows, experiencing psychotic symptoms
What is Bipolar Disorder?
a combination of Drug use and alcohol, both during use and during withdrawal, Lack of sleep and Environmental factors
What are Triggers?
An individual may hear, see, feel, smell or taste something that is unrealistic and not physically there in reality
What is Hallucination?
See side effect list
Usually an effect from using or withdrawing from a substance that causes psychotic symptoms
Drug Induced Psychosis
Past experiences
What is Trauma?
An individual might feel unusually excited or depressed
Changed Feelings
The usual treatment, involving education and practical support from family.
Counselling
Symptoms of psychosis can occur in people with very severe cases of this illness .
What is Depression?
These include Brain diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease), Dementia (including Alzheimer disease), Some types of epilepsy, Strokes
What are illnesses?
Individual may strongly believe that something is real, but in reality, it really isn’t.
Delusions
Medication that changes the levels of neurotransmitters, mostly targeting dopamine
What are Anti-psychotics?
is a mental illness that can cause psychosis, Patients diagnosed with this mental illness may have symptoms of psychosis , but not everyone with psychosis will be diagnosed with this illness
What is Schizophrenia?
Predisposing – biological , passed down through genetics
What is Family Inheritance
an individual may laugh when things aren’t funny, or become angry or upset without any apparent cause
Changed behaviour
Symptoms that may appear after major stress. The recovery is often quick.
Brief Reactive Psychosis
May Be found in People with Schizophrenia, People with bipolar disorder (manic – depressive), People with personality disorders, People with severe depression
Linked Disorders/Ilnesses
An individual shows Unresponsiveness
Catatonia
List all side effects of Anti Psychotics
-Drowsiness, Weight gain, Restlessness, Trembling, Muscle stiffness, Dizziness, Eye-sight problems, Increased sweating