The treatment of psychotic symptoms has traditionally posed a challenge for mental health professionals. Different groups of psychotic symptoms can present concurrently in a patient experiencing psychosis‚ often manifesting in behaviours that both add to and take away from the person’s experience (Grawe‚ Falloon‚ Widen & Skogvall‚ 2006). Consequently‚ what might be an effective treatment for one group of psychotic symptoms can be ineffective or even detrimental to the treatment or progression of
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Treatment for schizophrenia As several factors are involved in the aetiology of schizophrenia‚ comprehensive treatment may require a combination of several treatment methods. As it is not realistic for every patient to receive a combination of several treatments‚ clinicians should devise individualised treatment plans taking into consideration patient’s background and their most severe and harmful symptomology. Biological treatments Antipsychotic drugs Antipsychotic drugs are typically an efficacious
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that affects a person’s psychosis. Childhood schizophrenia is similar to adult schizophrenia‚ but it occurs earlier in life and has a profound impact on the attitude‚ behavior‚ and life. The child with schizophrenia may experience strange thoughts‚ strange feelings‚ and abnormal behaviors. Childhood schizophrenia is rare and difficult to diagnose in early phases. Childhood schizophrenia makes the child lose touch with reality (psychosis). When the child loses psychosis he or she may have one
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least understood although it is one of the most researched disorder. Many researchers in this field neglect the fact that schizophrenia commonly begins at late adolescence as psychosis (Howard et al.‚ 2000). Poulton et al. (2002) study was the first in psychosis literature that found continuity between adolescence psychosis and adulthood schizophrenia. Specifically in this study‚ Poulton et al. (2002) found that adolescences aged 11years old‚ had 16 times increased risk chance to developing schizophrenia
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Common mental health problems include Psychosis This is a mental health problem that stops the person from thinking clearly‚ telling the difference between reality and their imagination and acting in a normal way. When a person experiences psychosis it is often triggered by other mental health disorders and is referred to as a psychotic episode. The four main symptoms of psychosis are hallucinations‚ delusions‚ disturbed thought and lack of insight. Delusions could be paranoid‚ when a person
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death" (Adult Health Advisor‚ 2005). The four stages of cocaine intoxication are cocaine euphoria‚ cocaine disphoria‚ cocaine hallucinosis and cocaine psychosis. It has been noted that cocaine intoxication closely resembles a psychiatric disorder. In the movie‚ "The Boost"‚ the main character Lenny Brown goes through each stage of cocaine psychosis and examples of his progression can be seen in the movie. The first stage of cocaine intoxication is cocaine euphoria which is described as being similar
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Population Monique D Brown Wellons Walden University Cultural Competence and Treatment of the Hispanic Population In the peer review article “A clinical trial of peer-based culturally responsive person-centered care for psychosis for African Americans and Latinos” by Tondora‚ et al (2010)‚ conducted a test study on African Americans and Latinos‚ that has been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder‚ showing that this ethnic group is far more underserved with access to person-centered
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“Why Is The Initial Consultation So Important ? What Factors Will An Ethical Therapist Cover At This Time ? The initial consultation is important for both the therapists and the client to establish whether there is rapport between both parties‚ to put the client at ease and to ensure a realistic and effective plan of action to help the client achieve their goal. This is often offered as a short appointment of maybe 30 minutes‚ free of charge. I think by offering this service clients would have more
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The M’Naghten Rule: 1843 Aspects of the Criminal law in Canada are likely to be traced back several hundred years ago‚ where the legal system was established in England. Criminal law‚ derived from public law‚ includes the subject of criminal defenses‚ and in a narrower sense‚ the theory of not being criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder. The theory behind this defense can be traced back to England in the 1840’s. This era showcased the influential case of Daniel M’Nagthen
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experience could have caused Henry to do the things he did. At a young age it could also lead to psychosis later in life. “Researchers have shown that experiencing traumatic events in childhood increases the risk of developing the symptoms of psychosis later in life.” (mentalhealth.org‚ n.d.) This might be able to explain why Henry acted the way he did. Another event that could lead to psychosis is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a disorder that follows
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