Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Jan 18, 2015 13:57:59 GMT -6
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Post by Bassago on Jan 18, 2015 13:57:59 GMT -6
Recently while reading an article in the New York Times I followed a linked reference to some new documentation discussing Psychosis and Schizophrenia. I've always been fascinated by the more serious mental illnesses and in light of reading numerous posts on the internet by people who appear to be psychotic or schizophrenic found this new work interesting. Perhaps you will as well.
Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia
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Redefining Mental Illness
This report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge about why some people hear voices, experience paranoia or have other experiences seen as ‘psychosis’. It also describes what can help. In clinical language, the report concerns the ‘causes and treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses’.
In recent years we have made huge progress in understanding the psychology of what had previously often been thought of as a largely biological problem, an illness. Much has been written about the biological aspects: this report aims to redress the balance by concentrating on the psychological and social aspects, both in terms of how we understand these experiences and also what can help when they become distressing.
In recent years we have made huge progress in understanding the psychology of what had previously often been thought of as a largely biological problem, an illness. Much has been written about the biological aspects: this report aims to redress the balance by concentrating on the psychological and social aspects, both in terms of how we understand these experiences and also what can help when they become distressing.
Edit to add NYTimes link, etc.
Redefining Mental Illness
The report says that it is “vital” that those who suffer with distressing symptoms be given an opportunity to “talk in detail about their experiences and to make sense of what has happened to them” — and points out that mental health services rarely make such opportunities available.
This is a radically different vision of severe mental illness from the one held by most Americans, and indeed many American psychiatrists. Americans think of schizophrenia as a brain disorder that can be treated only with medication. Yet there is plenty of scientific evidence for the report’s claims.
This is a radically different vision of severe mental illness from the one held by most Americans, and indeed many American psychiatrists. Americans think of schizophrenia as a brain disorder that can be treated only with medication. Yet there is plenty of scientific evidence for the report’s claims.