Introduction to psychotic spectrum disorders

Status: S1LectNotes Time: 2025-03-13 Tags: Links:Mental Illness & Disorders

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Objectives: know the definition of psychosis know the key features that define psychotic spectrum disorders know which disorders are included in the DSM 5 TR as psychotic spectrum disorders be able to distiguish between the various psychotic spectrum disorders included in the DSM 5 tr know the prevalence social impact and cost of schizophrenia in nz know how psychosis is asses know how psychosis and schizophrenia is typically treated

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Know the definition of psychosis

loss of touch with reality see feel smell or hear things other people dont

Know the key features that define psychotic spectrum disorders

delusions think things that arent normal

hallucinations perceive things that dont exist

disorganized thinking tangentiality just shift really quickly

negative symptoms

grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behaviour (includes catatonia)

be going on for more than 6 months you must rule out a number of other

Know which disorders are included in the DSM 5 TR as psychotic spectrum disorders

schizotypal pd delusional disorder brief psychotic disorder schizophreniform schixzophrenia schizoaffective disorder substance induced catatonia

Be able to distiguish between the various psychotic spectrum disorders included in the DSM 5 tr
Know the prevalence social impact and cost of schizophrenia in nz

0.68% mental physical comorbidities expansice too

Know how psychosis is assessed
Know how psychosis and schizophrenia is typically treated