§12 Psychoses
If you have a psychosis, you behave in response to delusions or hallucinations. Your behavior is seen by others as strange and inappropriate; you are inclined to withdraw from social groups. You are severely impaired, out of touch with reality, often unable to communicate, illogical, rambling, incoherent. Your emotional responses are greatly out of proportion, even inconsistent, with external events.
There are numerous forms of psychosis, including types of schizophrenia, manic and paranoid psychoses, hysterical psychoses, and others. Since self-diagnosis for these conditions is neither appropriate nor likely to be accurate, no detailed discussion of the distinct forms of psychosis will be given here. Any diagnosis of psychosis requires a careful evaluation by a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or psychotherapist.
Primary: Y (antipsychotic drugs) in conjunction with M, O, or H
Secondary: Y with S or A; Y with T
§13 Organic Disorders
§13.1. Senescence, Alzheimer's disease: Senescence is associated with aging. Three-quarters of persons sixty-five years old and older have a chronic, disabling condition such as emphysema, heart disease, or hypertension. Most elderly individuals are able to cope with these disabilities for the rest of their lives. Some, however, begin to have psychological problems associated with senescence—e.g., confusion, depression, paranoia, and sometimes delirious states: supportive therapies: (e.g., B) and sometimes Y
In Alzheimer's disease, which is a distinct disease and not simply a sign of aging, you may have numerous physical complaints that cannot be traced to a physical illness. You may be irritable, lack energy, be apprehensive, show increasing forgetfulness and changes of personality. Family members may complain that you "are not yourself." Presenile and senile dementia are two forms of Alzheimer's disease; both are progressively degenerative: Y, care by family or by nursing home to provide supportive environment, planning of daily activities, etc.
§13.2. Parkinsonism/Huntington's chorea: Both are movement disorders that can produce psychiatric problems, including depression and schizophrenic disturbances.