psychotic disorder with delusions

The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, which are unshakable beliefs in something untrue. People with delusional disorder experience non-bizarre delusions, which involve situations that could occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, deceived, conspired against, or loved from a distance. These delusions usually involve the misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences. In reality, however, the situations are either not true at all or highly exaggerated.

My second question is how do I (and of course, my psychiatrist) differentiate between whether I am bipolar with psychotic features or schizo-affective? I definitely have the cycles of mania and depression, starting about three years ago, would have auditory and visual hallucinations when severely depressed. Recently with this batch of mania, I have begun to have the auditory hallucinations too, as well as visual. I also am having some problems with disorganized thoughts and speech and delusions.

I know a few people who have bipolar disorder with psychotic features. Psychosis is very hard to track. I discovered recently for example I actually gradually get worse instead of having a sudden onset of a psychotic break. It wasn't until I saw a monster and heard a helicopter fly over head and my first reaction was panic and to run for cover when I've never even been in the military or had to run from them at all that signaled me to maybe go see my doctor.

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 some people with bipolar disorder will experience a disconect from reality (hallucinations, delusions, paranoia) it's different from schizophrenia. Schizophrenics will often have the same disconects, but there is more to the disorder (word salad, catatonia, social isolation, social dysfunction, and impairments in the way the person thinks and speaks).

Bipolar has no aspects of psychosis. With bipolar with psychotic features, during a period of moodswings (mania, depression) a person has auditory hallucinations (hears voices) or visual hallucations or has delusions (perceives things that are not in reality). With schizoaffective disorder, a person can have hallucinations or delusions even when the mood is euthymic (normal).

However, they are of particular diagnostic importance in psychotic disorders and particularly in schizophrenia, paraphrenia and mania in episodes of bipolar disorder.

Is it possible for hallucinations/psychotic experiences to be like a horror film playing in your mind that you can't control? For example, yesterday, I had this mental "movie" of the grim reaper standing behind me with a wire, about to strangle me or slit my throat. Deep down I knew it wasn't real but it felt real, like a dream while I was awake, as if I could somehow sense that he was behind me ready to do something. I was totally afraid of what was going to happen.

But their fears are realistic. A person with paranoia is psychotic. Their fears are delusions. They realistically would not happen. They think someone will persecute them or "people are after them". For social phobias people are overly nervous about social performance or everyday events. Two totally different issues. A lot of people experience social anxiety. If its extreme it can be part of anxiety disorder. Paranoia is part of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.

That can also occur in people with bipolar with psychotic features. Discuss this with your psychiatrist and ask if psychosis is part of your diagnosis.

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.

It could also take some time to find the medication which is right for her because not every medication works the same and as effectively for every single person but chances are that one of them will work for her eventually. It could be bipolar disorder with psychotic features like ILADVOCATE said or some psychotic disorder since 120 conditions can have psychosis as a symptom.

I did post the same question in the schizophrenia forum and got a reply there that indicated that this does sound psychotic, probably with paranoid delusions. It at least helps me figure out what terms to search on to get the best information for how to help him. It was hardest not even knowing quite how to look for more information about what is happening to him and how best to get him to agree to being helped.

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.

re evidently struggling with a lot of psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations), dissociative symptoms (depersonalization and derealization) and anxiety issues on top of your mood problems. You are also reporting some things characteristic of hypomania/mania which, if it IS hypomania/mania would definitively rule out depression. I think you definitely need to see a psychiatrist.

She could have bipolar with psychotic features or schizoaffective disorder (ask the psychiatrist both have a mood disorder with psychosis). Clearly if she hears voices and has delusions its more than bipolar. The psychiatrist obviously has their own plans but I've not known Seroquel to work on psychosis at that low a dose. Why not ask them more about her treatment and become more involved?

I have one friend who used to be a therapist and another friend who is studying psychology in college. I described my past symptoms to them (hallucinations, delusions, insomnia, etc. starting when I was 13 and I recovered from these symptoms two years later...). They both told me that I probably have a sex hormone imbalance. So, I looked this up on the internet and found out that low estrogen levels can trigger psychosis in people who are predisposed to schizophrenia.

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.

Yes, it is possible. You can see the guidlines here: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.*************.com/schizophrenia/c/120/150461/schizophrenia/ If the delusions and whatnot only appear during a mood episode, then it's a mood disorder with psychotic features. To get the schizoaffective marker (schizophrenia + mood disorder), you must be having the schizophrenia symptoms for a certain amount of time while having a normal mood.

Some sufferers of bipolar disorder may also suffer some psychotic features such as hallucinations or delusions that can be either mood-congruent or non-mood-congruent. However it is a lot more common for sufferers of bipolar disorder to have a delusional belief system rather than hallucinations.

You may have ocd and you may have, schizophrenia, schizoaffective or bipolar with psychotic features or something related in addition. It depends what else is going on. Speak to a psychiatrist about this specifically.

ve made a good recovery from schizoaffective which clinically is a step further than bipolar with psychotic features as in bipolar with psychotic features a person has delusions and hears voices during moodswings and in schizoaffective disorder its all the time. Even with current treatment the symptoms can be mitigated. He should have his psychiatrist follow up as to an exact diagnosis and when the onset of it was.

The dellusion can not be cured but the occurence sure as heck can! I am Bi Polar with psychotic features and was experiencecing someithing very similar to what your son goes through but it was more a rage/angel and demons thing - SEROQUEL! Total life saver. I take it daily. The PDR and DSM IV doesn't recommend it but the FDA jsut approved it for longer use in the treatment of BiPolar Disorder for mania and depression.

My daughter (21) was diagnosed mixed bipolar with psychotic features after a suicide attempt 7 months ago. She is currently on 750 Mg Depakote and 300 Mg Seroquel, however, her delusions are still persistent even though her moods seem somewhat stable. I had seen a post by ILADVOCATE about a study he participated in and recovered from schizoafffective disorder. I did read that psychotic symptoms in SD may persist and felt maybe this is what my daughter is.

I myself have recovered from schizoaffective disorder with the experimental antipsychotic glycine in Phase II FDA study a new form of antipsychotic called a glutamate antagonist that will promote a fuller recovery and not cause tardive dyskinesia (which I have in advanced forms) and diabetes. My case study will be published in a psychiatric journal. For the official study google "Dr. Javitt, glycine".

The problem with bipolar is it is VERY similar to a lot of other disorders such as schizophrenia, post traumatic stress disorder, dissociative identity disorder, cyclothymia and to some extent schizophreniforms.. this is not to say they are all the same collection of symptoms far from it. However they all share a lot of similarities. They all share symptoms such as depressed moods and suicidal thoughts as well as loneliness and the feeling of being detached from the world and reality.

I guess, from a clinical aspect, it depends on what your 'religious experiences' entailed. I mean, if you had an uplift in spirit because of your faith, then that's fantastic and it's normal. If your experiences were delusional (i.e. convinced that you were/are a messiah or prophet), then you have an issue because it could be caused by BP mania. Now, if this is the case, you're dealing with dangerous waters because BP mania totally skews one's judgment..

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