What is psychosis? Symptoms of psychosis and its treatment

Before we look at the symptoms of psychosis and learn about its treatment, let's formulate the concept itself. Psychosis is not a specific disease, but a generalized class of mental disorders. Their common feature is a disturbed process of reflecting objective reality. In other words, a sick person perceives the world around him in a distorted form.

Psychosis: symptoms, treatment

General picture

Distorted vision of the real world is manifested in the violation of behavior and the manifestation of unusual syndromes and symptoms. Psychosis does not in any way give rise to any new phenomena; it merely represents the loss of activity of higher brain levels.

Symptoms of psychosis

In general, all sorts of delusions and various hallucinations are considered common signs of this condition. Regardless of the variety, the symptoms of psychosis include mandatory agitation.

1. Twilight consciousness. Characterized by a very rare narrowing of the patient's interests. His consciousness is going through a "troubled time". This can be observed during epilepsy and the state of hysteria.
2. Delirium. Violation of consciousness, which is characterized by constant visual hallucinations.
3. Onyroids. A state very similar to a dream. The patient sees hallucinations, lives not in reality, but in complete delirium.
4. Amenţia. Consciousness of the patient - confused, confused, and his thinking - chaotic.
5. Disintegration of a person's personality. This is a complete separation of the patient's consciousness from the reality surrounding him.

All the above symptoms of psychosis are its main signs, but, mind you, not the only ones! In order to accurately determine the type of a particular mental disorder, it is necessary to have a long observation at the psychiatrist, after which the doctor will make an official conclusion and prescribe the appropriate treatment.

How to treat?

Usually the patient is placed in a psychiatric hospital. Today's therapy is not without the use of special psychotropic drugs - neuroleptics (sometimes - tranquilizers or antidepressants). The process of treatment is accompanied by the intake of drugs that strengthen the patient's body, or medications that help reduce the phenomenon of intoxication.

Static psychosis

Symptoms

This is a generalized group of mental illnesses that occur in people after 60 years of age. This manifests itself in a state of darkened consciousness on the part of an elderly person, as well as in various endoform violations. Important! Older psychosis does not cause total dementia!

Kinds

Today, physicians distinguish two types of senile psychosis:

• Acute forms, which are manifested by the confusion of consciousness;
• Chronic forms manifested in depressive disorders, paranoid and hallucinatory states.

Treatment

It should be carried out depending on the physical condition of the patient. Psychotropic drugs such as Pirazidol, Azafen, Amitriptyline and others are used. In some cases, treatment is done using two drugs. In addition, it is necessary to constantly monitor the somatic state of patients.