Schitzophrenia and Psychosis

Question 1

What is the definition of psychosis?

Answer 1

A syndrome of symtoms involving loss of contact with external reality

Question 2

What are organic casuses of Psychosis?

Answer 2

• Brain damage (Stroke, infectious encephalitis, menignitis, TBI, Space-occupying lesion)
• Vitamin: B12 deficiency
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Question 3

What are the differences between delirium and psychosis?

Answer 3

Delirium
1. Confusion
2. altered conciousness

Question 4

What medications can cause Psychosis?

Answer 4

Prescribed:
* Steroids
* Anticholinergics
* Dopamingerics
* Thyroid hromones
* Animalarials,

Question 5

What Recreational drugs can induce psychosis?

Answer 5

• Cannabis (THC, or spice (synthetic irreversible binding)
• Stimmulants (Meth, Amphetamines, cocaine)
• Hallucinogens (LSD PCP, psilocybin)
• Others: MDNA
• Others it can also happen but rarer

Question 6

What are primary psychotic disorders that can cause psychosis?

Answer 6

1. Affective Disorders
2. Primary
   Schizophrenia
   Schizoaffective disorders
   Delusional disorder (delusions only, does not fulfill full diagnostic criteria to Schizophrenia)

Question 7

What are the positive symtpoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 7

• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Thought disorders (Withdrawal or Insertion)
• (Catatonia)

Question 8

What are the negative sympttoms for schizophrenia?

Answer 8

• Anhedonia
• Avolition
• Affective Blunting
• Allogia

Question 9

What are the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia?

Answer 9

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Question 10

What is schizoaffective disorder?

Answer 10

BPAD + Schizophrenia

Question 11

How long do you have to have symptoms to be diagnosed according to ICD 11 and DSM 5 ?

Answer 11

ICD 11: 1 months
DSM 5 : 6 months