Types of Psychosis

What are the Types of Psychosis?

Some kinds of psychosis are brought on by specific conditions or circumstances that do include the following:

Brief psychotic disorder

Brief psychotic disorder also known as brief reactive psychosis often occurs during periods of extreme personal stress like the death of a family member. Someone experiencing brief reactive psychosis will generally recover in a few days to a few weeks, depending on the source of the stress.

Drug- or alcohol-related psychosis

Psychosis can be triggered using alcohol or even drugs, including stimulants such as methamphetamine and cocaine. Hallucinogenic drugs like LSD often cause users to see things that are not quite there, but this effect is certainly temporary.

Some prescription drugs like steroids and stimulants do cause symptoms of psychosis. People who have an addiction to alcohol or certain drugs can experience psychotic symptoms if they suddenly do stop drinking or taking those drugs.

Organic psychosis

A head injury or even an illness or infection that affects the brain can cause symptoms of psychosis.

Psychotic disorders

Psychotic disorders can be majorly triggered by stress, drug or alcohol use, injury, or illness. They can also somehow appear on their own.

The types of disorders that may have psychotic symptoms are as below:

Bipolar disorder

When someone has bipolar disorder, their moods do swing from very high to very low. When their mood is positive and high, they may have symptoms of psychosis. They may feel extremely good about themselves and believe they have special powers.

When their mood is low and they are depressed, the individual may have certain psychotic symptoms that make them feel angry, sad, or frightened. These symptoms do include thoughts of someone trying to harm them.

Delusional disorder

A person going on to experience delusional disorder strongly tends to believe in things that are not real.

Psychotic depression

This is a type of major depression with psychotic symptoms.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a lifelong disease that is generally accompanied by psychotic symptoms.

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