A Simple Guide to Psychosis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Psychosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

There was a time when the psychiatric world recognize 2 main illness: neurosis and psychosis

Since 1980 Neurosis has been removed as a single disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III) and placed together with other anxiety disorders.
It is still utilized in the ICD-10 F48.9 (Non-psychotic mental disorder, unspecified)

Psychosis is placed under the Disorder Class in DSMV: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Under the ICD-10 it is placed under 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F29
(Unspecified psychosis not due to a substance or known physiological condition)

Psychosis is a symptom of loss of contact with reality, normally including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who the person is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there).

It affects the way that the brain interprets information.

When having psychosis, people may hear, see, feel, or believe things that are not real.

Psychosis is featured by an impaired relationship with reality.

People who are having psychosis may have either hallucinations or delusions.

Hallucinations are sensory experiences that happen within the absence of an actual stimulus.

A person having an auditory hallucination may hear their mother yelling at them when their mother is not around.

Someone having a visual hallucination may see something, like a person in front of them, who is not really there.

The person having psychosis may also have thoughts that are different from actual evidence.

These thoughts are termed delusions.

Some people with psychosis may also develop loss of motivation and social withdrawal.

These delusions and hallucinations can be frightening.

They may also cause people who are having psychosis to hurt themselves or others.

It is important to consult a doctor right away if a person is having symptoms of psychosis.

About 7 in every 1000 people have psychosis at some time in their lives but not everyone experiences psychosis the same way.

There are many types of psychosis and several disorders and incidents that can lead to it.

Psychosis is not a disorder on its own.

It is really a symptom that is evident in a range of mental health disorders, or it can happen as a reaction to brain changes, traumatic events, injuries, or substance use.

These disruptive thoughts and sensory experiences cause a disconnection from reality and a struggle in differentiating what is real from what is not.

The precise causes of psychosis are not totally clear and each person's experience may be different.

Physical problems that can cause psychosis are:
1. Alcohol and certain illicit drugs, including methamphetamine
2. Brain cysts or tumors
3. Certain prescription medicines, specifically steroids and stimulants
4. Certain types of epilepsy
5. Dementia
6. HIV
7. Parkinson's disease
8. Stroke

Psychosis can also be caused by a mental health disorder such as:
1. Schizophrenia,
2. Schizoaffective disorder,
3. Bipolar disorder,
4. Depression

People are more likely to develop psychosis if they also have a close family member, such as a parent or sibling, who has a history of psychotic disorder.

There are also triggers such as:
1. Drug use,
2. Lack of sleep, and
3. Other environmental factors and settings can cause specific types of psychosis developing.

The main symptoms of psychosis are delusions and hallucinations.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Psychosis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Delusional Disorder
Chapter 8 Hallucination
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Aug 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005985677

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Psychosis,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Psychosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Psychosis)

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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Psychosis

There was a time when the psychiatric world recognize 2 main illness: neurosis and psychosis

Since 1980 Neurosis has been removed as a single disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III) and placed together with other anxiety disorders.

It is still utilized in the ICD-10 F48.9 (Non-psychotic mental disorder, unspecified)

Psychosis is placed under the Disorder Class in DSMV: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Under the ICD-10 it is placed under 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F29

(Unspecified psychosis not due to a substance or known physiological condition)

What is psychosis?

Psychosis is a symptom of loss of contact with reality, normally including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who the person is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there).

It affects the way that the brain interprets information.

When having psychosis, people may hear, see, feel, or believe things that are not real.

Psychosis is featured by an impaired relationship with reality.

People who are having psychosis may have either hallucinations or delusions.

Hallucinations are sensory experiences that happen within the absence of an actual stimulus.

A person having an auditory hallucination may hear their mother yelling at them when their mother is not around.

Someone having a visual hallucination may see something, like a person in front of them, who is not really there.

The person having psychosis may also have thoughts that are different from actual evidence.

These thoughts are termed delusions.

Some people with psychosis may also develop loss of motivation and social withdrawal.

These delusions and hallucinations can be frightening.

They may also cause people who are having psychosis to hurt themselves or others.

It is important to consult a doctor right away if a person is having symptoms of psychosis.

About 7 in every 1000 people have psychosis at some time in their lives but not everyone experiences psychosis the same way.

There are many types of psychosis and several disorders and incidents that can lead to it.

Psychosis is not a disorder on its own.

It is really a symptom that is evident in a range of mental health disorders, or it can happen as a reaction to brain changes, traumatic events, injuries, or substance use.

These disruptive thoughts and sensory experiences cause a disconnection from reality and a struggle in differentiating what is real from what is not.

Psychotic disorders in this category are:

1. Schizophrenia

2. Schizophreniform disorder

3. Schizoaffective disorder

4. Delusional disorder

5. Brief psychotic disorder

6. Unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

7. Other specified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

What are the causes of psychosis?

Causes

The precise causes of psychosis are not totally clear and each person's experience may be different.

Physical problems that can cause psychosis are:

1. Alcohol and certain illicit drugs, including methamphetamine

2. Brain cysts or tumors

3. Certain prescription medicines, specifically steroids and stimulants

4. Certain types of epilepsy

5. Dementia