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
- Bullying May Make Kids Psychotic(05/04/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83790.html
- New Mom's Psychosis Risk Greatest Soon After Birth(02/11/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_80130.html
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Antipsychotic Drugs(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
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Choosing a Psychiatrist(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/Main-Topic/Choosing-a-Psychiatrist.aspx
Also available in Spanish http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/choosingapsychespanol.pdf
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/electroconvulsive-therapy/MY00129/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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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
- 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
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If I Had - A Family Member with Psychotic Depression(Insidermedicine) - http://www.insidermedicine.com/Archives/If_I_Had_-_A_Family_Member_With_Psychotic_Depression_-_Dr_James_Potash_MD_1986.aspx?p=mdlnp
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Psychotic Disorders
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Psychotic+Disorders%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Modulation of mediotemporal and ventrostriatal function in humans by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol:... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19349314&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Progressive gray matter reduction of the superior temporal gyrus during... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19349306&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Aripiprazole for patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: an open-label,... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19238124&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/
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NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
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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/