Q: Which doctor should be consulted to diagnose shared psychosis disorder?
A: A psychiatrist or mental health specialist must be consulted to diagnose shared psychosis disorder.
Q: What can trigger psychosis?
A: Several factors can trigger an episode of psychosis. These include mental conditions such as schizophrenia, severe anxiety and stress, following childbirth in some women, bipolar disorder, lack of sleep, drugs of abuse such as alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, LSD, and certain medical conditions namely syphilis, brain tumor, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and AIDS.
Q: What is meant by religious delusion?
A: Religious delusion may be seen in patients with schizophrenia. Persons with religious delusions suffer from irrational beliefs and thoughts having a religious content. For example, they may believe they are sent by God to reform the world, women may claim that they are pregnant with God. People have been known to commit murder because they thought someone was the devil who had to be destroyed as per the will of God.
