Question 1

hi, so this one may be more mental health than anything but i have suffered two sexual assaults and i have experienced psychosis and delusions since those days and it affects my relationship with my boyfriend whenever i go through the delusions. why?

Accepted Answer

: Post traumatic stress disorder is likely and at a minimum you should have a counselor or psychologist that you can see regularly. In case you do not have one start with your pediatrician than can further coordinate locally.

Question 2

is there a questionnaire to assess psychological health for people with psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychosis: I understand your desire for information for Psychological Health.
If you are concerned about psychological health of a loved one, make sure that your loved one is getting treatment from a Psychiatrist.
As a concerned person, you can observe the following, and provide the information to Treating Psychiatrist:
Lack of reality testing, hallucinations, paranoid ideations, rambling, lack of emotions.

Question 3

what are some mental illnesses that involve psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychosis: Psychosis is a symptom, like fever is a symptom. Many conditions can have psychosis as a symptom, maybe in fact a 100 different conditions. Schizophrenia is a brain disease which has the symptom of psychosis at its'core. One can also become psychotic during episodes of mood disorders.

Question 4

why is psychosis a serious mental illness?

Accepted Answer

"out of control": By definition psychotic  individuals are responding to "internal stimuli" (as opposed to external stimuli-or reality). Symptoms are often accompanied by agitation and can get involved with some very dangerous behavior.

Question 5

symptoms of a mental psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychiosis: The symptoms of psychotic disturbance may include so called perceptual abnormalities, or hallucinations, which can be auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory and olfactory. Psychosis may also include becoming paranoid/delusional.

Question 6

what are the mental illnesses that can cause psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia et al.: Psychosis, or impaired contact with reality, as with hallucinations or delusions, is a possible symptom of many mental disorders and can also be caused by substances or prescription medications (side-effects).  While psychosis is perhaps most associated with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, it can also occur in patients with depressive and bipolar disorders.

Question 7

someone i know has psychosis and taking anti-psychotic medication. can this explain this mental condition be contributing to his lying which has been prevalent. i don't know if he even thinks he's lying, and may have convinced himself what he is saying is

Accepted Answer

Psychosis : Psychosis is a serious medical condition that is characterized by loss of contact with reality, delusions and hallucinations. They often have false beliefs about what is going on around them and what is happening to them. Having said that, these people may say things that are untrue (lie) and may not be able to follow medical advice because they can not comprehend their condition.
This persons tendency to lie can certainly be related to their medical condition.

Question 8

help please! is delusional psychosis just a symptom of mental illness or is it a diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychosis: Delusional psychosis is a redundant term. Psychosis include hallucinations and/ or delusions. There are many forms of psychoses depending on the type of symptoms, length and severity of them, and the age group affected. All those elements are considered to reach a diagnosis in particular, and to determine the different etiologies, or causes, of the illness.

Question 9

i've had 3 psychosis since i was 29. i was put in 3 mental hospitals and the 1st hospital was horrible! what makes a person have a psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Excellent question!: ...But the list of things that can result in psychosis is long and complex so- it could be something as simple as sleep deprivation or something as sporadic as complex-partial seizure disorder. The most common response to your question would be "a chemical imbalance in the frontal lobes of your brain, such as too much dopamine"... But this is rarely actually proven! read "running from the devil".

Question 10

are there other mental illnesses (other than schizophrenia) would fall under the definition of psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychosis: Psychosis is a symptom, like fever is a symptom. Many conditions can have psychosis as a symptom, maybe in fact a 100 different conditions. Schizophrenia is a brain disease which has the symptom of psychosis at its'core. One can also become psychotic during episodes of mood disorders.

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Hi, so this one may be more mental health than anything but i have suffered two sexual assaults and i have experienced psychosis and delusions since those days and it affects my relationship with my boyfriend whenever i go through the delusions. why?

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Is there a questionnaire to assess psychological health for people with psychosis?

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What are some mental illnesses that involve psychosis?

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Why is psychosis a serious mental illness?

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Symptoms of a mental psychosis?

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What are the mental illnesses that can cause psychosis?

A member asked:

Someone i know has psychosis and taking anti-psychotic medication. can this explain this mental condition be contributing to his lying which has been prevalent. i don't know if he even thinks he's lying, and may have convinced himself what he is saying is

A member asked:

Help please! is delusional psychosis just a symptom of mental illness or is it a diagnosis?

A member asked:

I've had 3 psychosis since i was 29. i was put in 3 mental hospitals and the 1st hospital was horrible! what makes a person have a psychosis?

A member asked:

Are there other mental illnesses (other than schizophrenia) would fall under the definition of psychosis?

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