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What is the pathophysiology of psychotic disorder?
They are the same thing. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in the spectrum of psychotic disorders. However, that said, Schizophrenia is the most severe of the psychotic disorders (with perhaps the exception of Schizoaffective disorder). A person can be labeled "psychotic" if they have a milder problem, such as delusional disorder.
There are many mental illnesses where you may hallucinate. They include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, shared psychotic disorder, brief psychotic disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression with psychotic features, delirium, and dementia. However, when someone talks about a mental illness in which you "hear things" or "see things" it will usually be schizophrenia.
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No, dementia is due to degenerative changes as you grow old, where as organic psychotic disorder are psychiatric disorder which can occur at any age.
Trauma and stress can cause a short-term psychosis (less than a month's duration) known as brief psychotic disorder.
Approximately 15% of individuals in US prisons have a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This is significantly higher than the general population.
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When these problems come it is better that you consult another person.As you may no be able to treat yourself properly .
Hallucinations can be present in psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, etc. ), bipolar disorder, major depression with psychotic features, delirium, or dementia.
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