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Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are false beliefs, such as thinking that someone is plotting against you or that the TV is sending you secret messages. Hallucinations are false perceptions, such as hearing, seeing, or feeling something that is not there.

is one type of psychotic disorder. People with may also have psychotic symptoms. Other problems that can cause psychosis include alcohol and some drugs, brain tumors, brain infections, and stroke.

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  1. Psychotic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with ... is not there. Schizophrenia is one type of psychotic disorder. People with bipolar disorder may also have psychotic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/psychoticdisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Brief psychotic disorder 
    Brief psychotic disorder is a sudden, short-term display of psychotic behavior, such as hallucinations or delusions, which occurs with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001529.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Schizophrenia 
    American Psychiatric Association. Schizophrenia spectrum and other ... Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2022. Jauhar S, Johnstone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000928.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. PPM-X syndrome 
    PPM-X syndrome is a condition characterized by psychotic disorders (most commonly bipolar disorder), a pattern of movement ... role of MeCP2 in brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Curr ... Free article on PubMed Central
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ppm-x-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Chlorpromazine 
    ... life, and strong or inappropriate emotions) and other psychotic disorders (conditions that cause difficulty telling the difference between ... are taking chlorpromazine to treat schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder, chlorpromazine may control your symptoms but will not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682040.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Haloperidol 
    Haloperidol is used to treat psychotic disorders (conditions that cause difficulty telling the difference between things or ideas that are real and things or ideas that are not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682180.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Schizoaffective disorder 
    ... of function than do people with most other psychotic disorders. But long-term treatment is often needed, and ... American Psychiatric Association website. Schizophrenia spectrum and ... Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . 5th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000930.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Mental Health Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... alcohol use disorder and drug use and addiction . Psychotic disorders , which include schizophrenia . These and other mental disorders ... Disorder (OUD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Postpartum Depression Psychotic Disorders Suicide Related Medical Tests ADHD Screening Alcohol Use ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mental-health-screening - Medical Tests
  9. Paranoid personality disorder 
    ... The person does not have a full-blown psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia . ... seems to be more common in families with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and delusional disorder. This suggests ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000938.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Mental Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... disorders Personality disorders Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia What causes mental disorders? There is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mentaldisorders.html - Health Topics
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