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What is the effective in the treatment of psychosis and schizophrenia?
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Effective treatment of psychosis and schizophrenia usually requires consistent medication and a long-term therapeutic relationship with a professional psychotherapist. When a person suffering from mental illness receives proper medication and supervision they are often able to live remarkably successful and satisfying lives.
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Is tetracycline effective in treating psychosis and schizophrenia?
No, tetracycline is not an effective medication for either psychosis or schizophrenia. Tetracycline is an antibiotic used to treat infections such as pneumonia.
Is schizophrenia a psychosis?
Yes, schizophrenia is a type of psychosis. Psychosis is an abnormality in perception or expression of reality. Schizophrenia is a subtype of this.
How would you call someone who has psychosis?
Psychosis is a term that refers to an individual who is out of touch with reality. An example of psychosis is Schizophrenia.
How does psychosis in schizophrenia happen?
Psychosis in schizophrenia and perhaps schizophreniform disorder appears to be related to abnormalities in the structure and chemistry of the brain, and appears to have strong genetic links
Is there any effective treatment for paranoid psychosis?
How long it takes to cure chronic paranoia by allopathic drugs
Whwt is the pharmaceutical use of Rauwolfia tetraphylla?
Rauwolfia tetraphylla is a natural anti psychotic that can be used in the treatment of psychosis associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Rauwolfia tetraphylla can also be used in the treatment of piles and promote fertility in women.
Could Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia?
Potentially, but probably not. Wernicke-Korsakoff psychosis is marked by severe amnesia, both being unable to create new memories and retain old ones. This is not a symptom of schizophrenia. Hallucinations and confused senses are signs of both schizophrenia and Wernicke-Korsakoff psychosis, but a doctor should not assume that a patient with confusion and hallucinations has schizophrenia.
Can you have some type of psychosis without hallucinating?
Yes. 75 percent of people with schizophrenia hallucinate; however, that means that 25 percent- one out of four- do not hallucinate. Hallucinations are not necessary for the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
What is a treatment characteristic of the disorganized type of schizophrenia as compared to the other forms of schizophrenia?
is less responsive to treatment.
What are the two major categories of psychosis?
Delusions and hallucinations. Other disorders that are similar are Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder
What is orthomolecular psychiatric therapy?
This is the treatment of diseases of the mind by providing optimum nutrients, thus enhancing the "chemistry of the brain." It has been found to be very effective in the treatment of mental illness, even schizophrenia.
What should you do if your friend has psychosis and possible schizophrenia?
Try to get your friend to see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist will be able to help best.
