Also called: Also called: Psychoses
Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are false beliefs, such as thinking that someone is plotting against you or that the TV is sending you secret messages. Hallucinations are false perceptions, such as hearing, seeing or feeling something that is not there. Schizophrenia is one type of psychotic disorder.
Treatment for psychotic disorders varies by disorder. It might involve drugs to control symptoms, and talk therapy. Hospitalization is an option for serious cases where a person might be dangerous to himself or others.
- Psychosis(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/resources_for_families/glossary_of_symptoms_and_illnesses/psychosis
- Cannabis Linked to Earlier Psychosis Onset(09/10/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69107.html
- Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk(08/29/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_68678.html
-
Antipsychotic Drugs: Summary of Affordable Alternatives(Consumers Union of U.S.) - http://www.consumerreports.org/health/best-buy-drugs/antipsychotics.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.consumerreports.org/health/resources/pdf/best-buy-drugs/Antipsychs-SpanishFINAL.pdf
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/electroconvulsive-therapy/MY00129/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
-
How to Find Help through Psychotherapy(American Psychological Association) - http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=52
Also available in Spanish http://www.centrodeapoyoapa.org/articulos/articulo.php?id=52
-
Let’s Talk Facts about Choosing a Psychiatrist(American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF - http://healthyminds.org/factsheets/LTF-ChoosingPsych.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/choosingapsychespanol.pdf
- Delusional Disorder(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=31787&p=~br,IHW%7c~st,24479%7c~r,WSIHW000%7c~b,%2A%7c
- Schizoaffective Disorder(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/schizophrenia/schizoaffective-disorder
- Shared Psychotic Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/psychotic_disorder/hic_shared_psychotic_disorder.aspx
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Psychotic Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Psychotic+Disorders%22
- Article: Concerns about health care warnings and their impact on prescribing... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18725606&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The role of atypical antipsychotic agents in the treatment of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18690933&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Estrogen in severe mental illness: a potential new treatment approach. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18678800&tool=MedlinePlus
- Psychotic Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=psychotic+disorders[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
- American Psychiatric Association - http://www.psych.org/
- Mental Health America - http://www.nmha.org/
-
NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
- National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- Psychosis(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/resources_for_families/glossary_of_symptoms_and_illnesses/psychosis
- Psychosis(Virtual Pediatric Hospital) - http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/patients/cqqa/psychosis.shtml
- Psychoses (Delusions and Hallucinations)(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=34
- Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
- Schizophrenia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schizophrenia.html
- Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Psychotic Disorders is the National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/