A psychotic disorder is a mental pathology that encompasses certain types of illnesses such as: schizophrenia, delusional disorder, disorder Schizoaffective, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Shared Psychotic Disorder, Substance-Induced Disorder, and Psychotic Disorder Due to a medical illness. Within this type of disorder there are certain symptoms that characterize them, the most common symptom and one that is maintained in all these types of pathologies, psychotic outbreaks.
In this Psychology-Online article we will talk about Psychotic break: causes, symptoms and treatment, we are going to explain in detail everything you need to know about this topic.
There are different factors that can cause a psychotic break to develop in a person. Some of the causes of the psychotic break are the following:
- Biological factors. When the person presents some cerebral alteration or does not produce the sufficient amount of neurotransmitters to have a greater psychic balance. This can occur due to excessive drug use or experiencing continuous and intense stress.
- Psychological factors. Psychotic outbreaks can appear more commonly in people who have certain personality traits such as traits schizotypal, schizoid and / or paranoid.
Schizophrenia and psychotic break the same?
But what is a psychotic break? A psychotic break occurs when the person experiencing it begins to have temporary delusions and hallucinations totally avoiding reality. That is, at that moment the person does not distinguish what is real from fantasy and everything that he sees or hears in the form of hallucination he considers as authentic, as if it were actually happening. Schizophrenia It is a large set of symptoms in which psychotic outbreaks stand out, however it is a more stable disease over time and with a more complicated treatment.
One of the main doubts when faced with an episode of psychosis is knowing how to treat it. First of all, we must bear in mind that the treatment of the psychotic break is as follows:
- Psychiatric treatment: antipsychotic drugs are often essential to treat psychosis
- Psychological Support: As we have commented previously, the causes of the psychotic outbreak are usually psychological, so if we use the appropriate therapies, we can prevent future episodes of psychosis
- Help from the environment: the social context is a good tool to help a person who has suffered a psychotic break. Above all, it is necessary for the patient to have the enough social support to improve your condition and prognosis of the mental disorder you present.
How to deal with a psychotic break
When a person has a psychotic outbreak, the first thing to do is take them to a professional and have them determine if the outbreak has been induced. due to the fact that it is a medical illness or because of having consumed a substance or drug that could have influenced the outbreak to occur psychotic.
It is necessary to submit the person to a comprehensive neurological and physical examination so that the professional can also determine with more certainty if it is an eventual situation caused by other types of factors or if the person suffers from a disorder psychotic.
Treatment for psychosis and the sequelae of the psychotic outbreak, especially when the person already has a psychotic disorder, must be a combination of certain drugs responsible for eliminating symptoms of psychosis, psychological therapy individually and even at the family level to help people close to the patient to know how to deal with this situation and help their family member to reduce the relapses.
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