Abstract
Psychosis is a mental disorders or psychiatric disorders due abnormal condition of the mind that results in difficulties telling what is real and what is not [1]. It is a wide range of condition that affects mood, behaviour and thinking. Psychosis is characterized by hallucination in vision, hearing, smelling and tasting etc. The person suffered from psychiatric disorders may include symptoms of false beliefs and seeing or hearing things that others do not see or hear [1]. Other symptoms may include disorganized thinking, incoherent speech and behaviour that are inappropriate for the situation [2]. There may also be, sleep problems, loss of motivation and social withdrawal, and difficulties carrying out daily activities [2]. The person experiencing psychosis may also have thoughts that are contrary to actual evidence; these thoughts are known as delusions. Psychosis is associated with several medical disorders and conditions like schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, and schizoaffective disorder: delusional disorder, substance-induced psychosis, dementia and bipolar disorder (manic depression) Figure 1[2,3].
Highlights
Shweta Kushwaha1 and Anupam Maurya2* 1J.H.S., Jarauli Sherpur, Basic Education Board (U.P.), Hardoi, India 2Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Ghaziabad, India
Psychosis is a mental disorders or psychiatric disorders due abnormal condition of the mind that results in difficulties telling what is real and what is not [1]
The person experiencing psychosis may have thoughts that are contrary to actual evidence; these thoughts are known as delusions
Summary
Shweta Kushwaha and Anupam Maurya2* 1J.H.S., Jarauli Sherpur, Basic Education Board (U.P.), Hardoi, India 2Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Ghaziabad, India. Psychosis is a mental disorders or psychiatric disorders due abnormal condition of the mind that results in difficulties telling what is real and what is not [1]. It is a wide range of condition that affects mood, behaviour and thinking. According to the 2013 Global Burden of Disease study, the predominant mental health problem worldwide is depression, followed by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Antipsychotics, known as neuroleptics or major tranquilizers They are associated with increased mortality in elderly people with dementia. The long-term use of antipsychotics is associated with side effects such as involuntary movement disorders, gynecomastia, and metabolic syndrome [2,4,5]
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