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Conditions›Mental disorder›Psychoses

Psychoses

Psychoses are mental health conditions where a person has a state of mind not in line with reality, and can include hallucinations (sights and sounds that are not truly occurring), delusions (false beliefs), and a lack of insight (not understanding one's situation).

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Pediatrics 35 years experience

Is a type of:Mental disorder

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

Medications

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A 33-year-old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Psychoses?

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Do doctors know of different types of psychoses?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Are there any differences between hysterical psychoses and hysteria?

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A 32-year-old male asked:

I am suffering from hypocondriasis.. Now I am in a doubt tht this anxiety neurosis may lead to any type of psychoses disease , psychiatry?

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A 69-year-old female asked:

Which is more likely to increase psychoses. Increasing stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) from 125 to 150 on the same schedule or changing the dosage from 6 to 7 per day ?

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A 68-year-old female asked:

Is the risk of psychoses greater with adding 1mg requip or 125mg stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone)?

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A 23-year-old female asked about a 22-year-old female:

My sister (who has schizoeffective disorder) told me her doctor has her on prozac, trilafon, (perphenazine) and amantadine. Doesn't amantadine increase psychoses?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

What causes psychosis?

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What defines psychosis?

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What is florid psychosis?

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