psychotic disorder paranoid schizophrenia

Can paranoid personality disorder develop into paranoid schizophrenia?A person from my family went undiagnosed for many years despite strange behavior, only when she had a psychotic episode did she allow us to take her to a doctor and was diagnosed with paranoid disorder. The symptoms fit her "usual" symptoms (i.e. those she's had for years) - relatively coherent delusions of being disliked, plotted against, of her flat being bugged, someone stealing things when she's out.

Yes schizophrenia doesnt have any mood changes but there are a whole spectrum of conditions in between such as bipolar with psychotic features and schizoaffective disorder which involve both psychosis and mood changes. Sometimes certain concerns such as psychosis can increase over time become more apparent or are more in need of treatment. Bipolar with psychotic features is generally defined by psychotic thoughts or auditory or other hallucinations occuring only during mood swings..

m wondering is can it be possible to suffer with paranoid schizophrenia without hearing voices/more common psychosis? I don't want to have been misdiagnosed or start to hear voices later in life!

14 years old is indeed young but it might be psychotic episodes or something somehow leading to bi-polarity as it could be and it is very likely, that is is schizo but at this age who knows if she's just shizotypal or schizoid, well you wanna know if it's a personality disorder or a psychotic disorder. In females real psychotic disorders tend to appear later than in men, who are starting to get symptoms between adolescence and early adulthood.

Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder or a depressive disorder with psychotic features, or another psychotic disorder and is not attributable to the physiological effects of another medical condition.

While you have posted in the Depression forum, you actually might try the Schizophrenia forum, because the hallmark of that disorder is hearing voices. This can create paranoia, depression, and confused thinking. Clozapine and Minocycline (Mino is new) are the very best drugs to take for your condition. The new drug, Minocycline, is originally an antibiotic, but turns out it substantially helps with few side effects the problems of schizophrenia.

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but what is the difference between Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia? I've been told by doctors that there are many similarities, and that sometimes Bipolar can even become Schizophrenia over time, if its not treated properly. Is this true?

Not only can a person have both MS and a neuropsychiatric disorder (eg. schizophrenia), but MS can occasionally show up with the first symptoms BEING a neuropsychiatric disorder. I believe that later onset schizophrenia is uncommon, but I am not sure. There are case reports of the onset of MS manifesting as the new onset of schizophrenia. MS is a disease of the whole brain INCLUDING the gray matter so it is quite possible to have either and both.

I have had only 1 mild paranoid event during mania that came years after my first recognized mania, so I obviously DO NOT understand psychotic features of BP at all. But my ex-husband has had many psychotic events. He has Bipolar Disorder w/ psychotic features. He has gone into psychosis many times, and is extremely paranoid. After reading the Bipolar Child I see that he has been bipolar his whole life, and has only been diagnosed 3 months ago.

You are right, this can not be a case of schizophrenia, but that does not mean he does not have a paranoid psychotic reaction due to brain trauma, or premature senility,or some other neurological disorder. He should be seeing a neurologist as well as a psych evaluation.

If a person has psychotic thoughts or delusions all the time then they would be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia with a mood disorder) as I have but if these thoughts only occur during moodswings then it would be bipolar with psychotic features. This much I learned from a researcher in mood disorders. However, only a psychiatrist could diagnose you. If you are seeing a psychiatrist and haven't talked about these issues you should.

Namaste, Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a "psychosis" in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, which are unshakable beliefs in something untrue.

If you are taking lithium and it is working nine times out of ten you have bipolar not schizophrenia. Look up lithium and schizophrenia online and you will see it does not normally work for schizophrenia patients. I was on lithium I did not feel any better on it and eventually it hit my kidneys and I had to go into the hospital for seventeen days to get the lithium out of my system and have dialysis.

There are SO many stark differences between a psychotic mental illness, and an anxiety disorder. Nearly 20% of the US population is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, that's a LOT of people. And that doesn't include the people who have suffered but not been officially diagnosed. I would recommend that you seek professional help for the anxiety, as it has been an issue for you for a long time. Therapy is vital, and meds may be something worth considering as well.

Actually I have schizhoaffective disorder and that sounds like what you are talking about. Schizoaffective is schizophrenia with a mood disorder, in my case bipolar but as you are describing depression. I would speak to a psychiatrist. Schizoaffective disorder is actually more common than schizophrenia and more easily treated. You could also have depression with psychotic features. I could explain the difference between the two but a psychiatrist could explain it.

A person can have both ADD and schizophrenia. The medications used to treat ADD can worsen the symptoms of schizophrenia but they can be used within a psychiatrist's discretion as long as the effects are monitored for. Ask your psychiatrist more about why they came to these conclusions to begin with.

com/health/bipolar-disorder/bipolar-hallucinations Schizophrenia follows a pattern different than bipolar. Are you trying to decide which is going on for your son or does he already have a bipolar diagnosis?

HI there, sorry to hear you're having a rough time. The BAD news is, it can take some time to get your anxiety back to a more manageable level and to get those intrusive thoughts under control. The GOOD news is, it's totally possible. The most obvious approach would be to try an increase in the Prozac dose, like your doctor mentioned (how long have you been on it btw?).

There is also schizoaffective disorder which can have some symptoms simmilar to bipolar disorder. I think it is actually on the schizophrenia spectrum but from my understanding it can be like a cross between bipolar and schizophrenia. I hope this helps maybe you could do a google search for bipolar spectrum, or just bipolar to get some more in depth information.

Yes there can be causes of psychosis other than schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders or other factors that would worsen it that are physical. A person at all times should make their psychiatrist aware of any physical disabilities or disorders they have or especially inherited tendencies in the family.

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