Psychotic Disorders

This group includes certain types of mental illnesses that severely affect the brain and thinking process. These people have difficulty thinking rationally and their judgments are impaired. Living their daily life becomes very, very difficult. However, for even the worst of these disorders, treatment is available. 

The most prevalent symptoms of these mental disorders are delusions and hallucinations. Those affected with these disorders develop false beliefs (delusions) and perceptions (hallucinations - false sensations, like hearing or smelling something that is not there). Some other symptoms are strange behavior (may be dangerous to themselves or others), lack of personal hygiene, decreased interest in doing things, strange speech patterns that are not understandable, mood swings, relationship difficulties and slow or strange movements.

The major psychotic disorders are:

1. Schizophrenia - the affected people have symptoms lasting beyond six months. Delusions and hallucinations are common in this disorder.
2. Schizophreniform - persons  have symptoms of schizophrenia, but the condition doesn't last longer than six months and is milder.
3. Schizoaffective disorder - patients have both schizophrenia and other mood or affective disorders such as bipolar depression..

This list of mental disorders is not an exhaustive one.

There are many other types such as eating disorder (like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa); dissociative disorders (like split personality); Tic disorders (repeated body movements that are uncontrollable); sleep disorders, somatoform disorders; factitious disorders, sexual and gender disorders, etc. 

Whatever may be the type, early identification and treatment is always advisable.

(This  is for information only. Take the advice of your physician for treatment.)
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