Shared Psychotic Disorder

Question: Which of the following schizophrenic like disorders with delusional beliefs that cult members might have......? schizophreniform disorder shared psychotic disorder brief psychotic disorder schizotypal personality disorder

Answer: None of the above. Cult members aren't all schizophrenic. They just believe that what the cult stands for helps them. Most of the time it's just something more like the placebo effect.

Question: What is a Folie à deux? it is also called an induced dillusional disorder and shared psychotic disorder. And please do not get it from wikipedia, because i didnt get it from that site, so can you tell me it in your own words?

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Question: Can you pls answer my question on apa style citation? So, I found a dissertation that I want to use as one of my sources for this research paper...I want to include PART of an idea, can I do that? for ex) the author says: Females who kill in teams are believed to suffer from shared psychotic disorder, Stolkholm syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, battered woman syndrome or gender role socialization. I only agree/want to include shared psychotic disorder, posttrumatic stree disorder, and victimization (as a whole includes things like stockholm and battered woman). Its a research paper so Im citing EVERYTHING. What would you do to cite this? Thanks

Answer: Make it a general citation like: According to Author XYZ, shared psychotic disorders, PTSD and prior victimization can all be contributing factors of females who kill in teams.

Question: Would a project like Collins submarine computerization be immune from this ? Folie à deux From Wikipedia Folie à deux (literally, "a madness shared by two") is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one individual to another. The same syndrome shared by more than two people may be called folie à trois, folie à quatre, folie à famille or even folie à plusieurs (madness of many). Recent psychiatric classifications refer to the syndrome as shared psychotic disorder (DSM-IV) (297.3) and induced delusional disorder (folie à deux) (F.24) in the ICD-10, although the research literature largely uses the original name. Presentation This case study is taken from Enoch and Ball's 'Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes' (2001, p181): Margaret and her husband Michael, both aged 34 years, were discovered to be suffering from folie à deux when they were both found to be sharing similar persecutory delusions. They believed that certain persons were entering their house, spreading dust and fluff and "wearing down their shoes". Both had, in addition, other symptoms supporting a diagnosis of paranoid psychosis, which could be made independently in either case. This syndrome is most commonly diagnosed when the two or more individuals concerned live in proximity and may be socially or physically isolated and have little interaction with other people. Various sub-classifications of folie à deux have been proposed to describe how the delusional belief comes to be held by more than one person. Folie imposée is where a dominant person (known as the 'primary', 'inducer' or 'principal') initially forms a delusional belief during a psychotic episode and imposes it on another person or persons (known as the 'secondary', 'acceptor' or 'associate') with the assumption that the secondary person might not have become deluded if left to their own devices. If the parties are admitted to hospital separately then the delusions in the person with the induced beliefs usually resolve without the need of medication. Folie simultanée describes the situation where two people, considered to independently suffer from psychosis, influence the content of each other's delusions so they become identical or strikingly similar. Folie à deux and its more populous cousins are in many ways a psychiatric curiosity. The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders states that a person cannot be diagnosed as being delusional if the belief in question is one "ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture" (see entry for delusion). It is not clear at what point a belief considered to be delusional escapes from the folie à... diagnostic category and becomes legitimate because of the number of people holding it. When a large number of people may come to believe obviously false and potentially distressing things based purely on hearsay, these beliefs are not considered to be clinical delusions by the psychiatric profession and are labelled instead as mass hysteria. Being defined as a rare pathological manifestation, folie à deux is rarely found in general psychology or social psychology text books, and is relatively unknown outside abnormal psychology, psychiatry and psychopathology. [edit] Related phenomena There have been reports that a similar phenomenon to folie à deux had been induced by the military incapacitating agent BZ in the late 60s, and most recently again by anthropologists in the South American rainforest consuming the hallucinogen ayahuasca (Metzner, 1999). [edit] In the media (1994) Heavenly Creatures is a film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey. It was set in New Zealand and inspired by a true story where two teenage girls develop a relationship so strong and peculiar that they believe the only way to stay together was to kill one of the girls's mother. These girls were thought to have folie à deux. (1998) Folie à deux was the title of an episode from season 5 of The X-Files, aired in 1998, where Agent Mulder shares the belief with a telemarketer that an employee of the telemarketing firm is a monster. (2007) 'Folie à Deux' is the title of a short film written and directed by Devin Anderson. The film had its world premiere at the 2008 Beloit International Film Festival. (2006) Folie à deux was referenced and defined in an episode from season 2 of Criminal Minds entitled "The Perfect Storm", which aired October 4, 2006 on CBS, in which a pair of serial killers kidnapped, tortured, and murdered several young women; in this episode, the primary, or dominant, perpetrator was a woman. (2007) The film Bug portrays a folie à deux involving a man and woman who believe they are infested with government-implanted, nano-technological insects.

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Question: HELP me please? ficit Disorder (ADHD) Test 1. At home, work, or school, I find my mind wandering from tasks that are uninteresting or difficult? very much 2. I find it difficult to read written material unless it is very interesting or very easy? Very much 3. Especially in groups, I find it hard to stay focused on what is being said in conversations? Very much 4. I have a quick temper... a short fuse? Very much 5. I am irritable, and get upset by minor annoyances? Very much 6. I say things without thinking, and later regret having said them? Very much 7. I make quick decisions without thinking enough about their possible bad results? Very much 8. My relationships with people are made difficult by my tendency to talk first and think later? very much 9. My moods have highs and lows? Very much 10. I have trouble planning in what order to do a series of tasks or activities? Very much 11. I easily become upset? Very much 12. I seem to be thin skinned and many things upset me? Very much 13 I almost always on the go? Very much 14. I am more comfortable when moving than when sitting still? Very much 15. in conversations, I start to answer questions before the questions have been fully asked? Very much 16. I usually work on more than one project at a time and fail to finish many of them? Very much 17. There is a lot of "static" or "chatter" in my head? Very much 18. Even when sitting quietly, I am usually moving my hands or feet? Very much 19. In group activities it is hard for me to wait my turn? Very much 20. My mind gets so cluttered that it is hard for it to function? Very much 21. My thoughts bounce around as if my mind is a pinball machine? Very much 22. My brain feels as if it is a television set with all the channels going at once? Very much 23. I am unable to stop daydreaming? Very much 24. I am distressed by the disorganized way my brain works? Very much Results of your Attention Deficit Disorder Quiz You scored a total of 115 It is highly likely that you are presently suffering from adult attention deficit disorder, according to your responses on this self-report questionnaire. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately. Quick Adult ADHD Screening Test 1. How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done? Very often 2. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization? Very often 3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations? Very often 4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started? Very often 5. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time? Very often 6. How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor? Very often Results of your Adult ADHD Quiz You scored a total of 30 Based upon your responses to this adult ADHD screening quiz, you appear to be suffering from adult an attention deficit disorder. People who have answered similarly to you typically qualify for a diagnosis of ADHD or ADD and have sought professional treatment for this disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately. Anxiety Screening Quiz #1 Pounding heart= always #2 Sweating= always #3Trembling or shaking= always #4 Shortness of breath= always #5 Afraid or scared= always # 6 Chest pain or discomfort= always # 7 Nausea or abdominal distress= always #8 Feeling dizzy or unsteady= always # 9 Fear of losing control or going crazy=always #10 Numbness or tingling sensations=always #11chills or hot flashes=always #12 Fear of dying=always #13 Usually Often Sometimes Rarely Never Constant or persistent worry= always #14Feeling of choking= always #15 Unable to relax= always #16 Feeling of being unreal= always #17 Nervous =always # 18 Feeling shaky or wobbly= always #19 Usually Often Sometimes Rarely Never Irritable or difficulty sleeping= always #20 Trembling hands= always #21 Avoid situations because of anxiety= always #22 Feeling lightheaded or faint = always Results of your Anxiety Screening Quiz You scored a total of 66 Based upon your responses to this screening measure, you are most likely suffering from an anxiety disorder. Your responses are similar to others who experience severe anxiety symptoms. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, if would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional soon to rule out a possible anxiety disorder. The most common anxiety disorders diagnosed are either panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. Goldberg Bipolar Screening Quiz 1. At times I am much more talkative or speak much faster than usual.- very much 2. There have been times when I was much more active or did many more things than usual.-very much 3. I get into moods where I feel very speeded up or irritable.- very much 4. There have been times when I have felt both high (elated) and low (depressed) at the same time. Very much 5. At times I have been much more interested in sex than usual.very much 6. My self-confidence ranges from great self-doubt to equally great overconfidence. very much 7. There have been GREAT variations in the quantity or quality of my work. Very much 8. For no apparent reason I sometimes have been VERY angry or hostile. Very much 9. I have periods of mental dullness and other periods of very creative thinking. Very much 10. At times I am greatly interested in being with people and at other times I just want to be left alone with my thoughts. Very much 11 have had periods of great optimism and other periods of equally great pessimism. Very much 12. I have had periods of tearfulness and crying and other times when I laugh and joke excessively. Very much Results of your Bipolar Quiz You scored a total of 55 Based upon your responses to this bipolar screening quiz, you appear to be suffering from severe symptoms associated with a bipolar disorder. People who have answered similarly to you typically qualify for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder and have sought professional treatment for this disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately. Quick Depression Screening Test 1. My future seems hopeless. Always 2. It is hard for me to concentrate on things always 3. The pleasure or joy has gone out of my life. Always 4. I have lost interest in things that used to be important to me. Always 5. I feel sad, blue or unhappy always 6. I feel like a failure, or that I'm worthless. Always 7. I feel more dead than alive always 8. I spend time thinking about death and dying. Always Results of your Quick Depression Quiz You scored a total of 40 Severe Depression Likely Based upon your responses to this quick depression quiz, you may be suffering from a severe depressive episode. People who have answered similarly to you typically qualify for a diagnosis of major depression and have sought professional treatment for this disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately Depression Screening Test 1. I do things slowly. Yes 2. My future seems hopeless. yes 3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading. Yes 4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life. Yes 5. I have difficulty making decisions.yes 6. I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me. Yes 7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy yes 8. I am agitated and keep moving around. Yes 9. I feel fatigued. yes 10. It takes great effort for me to do simple things. Yes 11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished. Yes 12. I feel like a failure. Yes 13. I feel lifeless -- more dead than alive. Yes 14. My sleep has been disturbed -- too little, too much, or broken sleep. Yes 15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself. Yes 16. I feel trapped or caught. Yes 17. I feel depressed even when good things happen to me. Yes 18. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight. Yes Results of your Depression Quiz You scored a total of 90 Based upon your responses to this depression quiz, you appear to be suffering from a severe depression. People who have answered similarly to you typically qualify for a diagnosis of major depression and have sought professional treatment for this disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately. Goldberg Mania Quiz 1. My mind has never been sharper. Yes 2. I need less sleep than usual. Just a little 3. I have so many plans and new ideas that it is hard for me to work. Yes 4. I feel a pressure to talk and talk. Yes 5. I have been particularly happy. Some times 6. I have been more active than usual. Yes 7. I talk so fast that people have a hard time keeping up with me. Yes 8. I have more new ideas than I can handle. Yes 9. I have been irritable. Yes 10. It's easy for me to think of jokes and funny stories. Yes 11. I have been feeling like "the life of the party. Yes 12. I have been full of energy. No 13. I have been thinking about sex. No 14. I have been feeling particularly playful yes 15. I have been spending too much money . Yes 16. I have special plans for the world. Yes 17. My attention keeps jumping from one idea to another. yes 18. I find it hard to slow down and stay in one place. Yes Results of your Mania Quiz You scored a total of 76 You appear to be severely manic from your responses to this self-report questionnaire. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional immediately. Eating Disorder Screening Quiz 1. Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full? No 2. Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat? No 3. Have you recently lost more than 15 lbs. in a 3 month period? No 4. Do you believe yourself to be fat when others say you are too thin? No 5. Would you say that food dominates your life? No Results of your Eating Disorder Screening Quiz You scored a total of 0 You have answered this self-report questionnaire in such a way as to suggest that you do not likely currently suffer from an eating disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment in any way, though. Eating Attitudes Test I am terrified about being overweight. No I avoid eating when I am hungry .nope I find myself preoccupied with food. nope I have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop. Nope I cut my food into small pieces nope I am aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat. Yes particularly avoid food with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.) nope I feel that others would prefer if I ate more. Yes I vomit after I have eaten. Nope I feel extremely guilty after eating. Nope I am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner. No I think about burning up calories when I exercise. Nope Other people think that I am too thin. No I am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body. Nope I take longer than others to eat my meals. No I avoid foods with sugar in them no I eat diet foods nope I feel that food controls my life. No I display self-control around food yes I feel that others pressure me to eat. Nope I give too much time and thought to food. Nope I feel uncomfortable after eating sweets. Nope I engage in dieting behavior. Nope I like my stomach to be empty. Nope I have the impulse to vomit after meals. Nope I enjoy trying rich new foods. Yes Eating Attitude Test Part 2 1. Have you gone on eating binges where you feel that you may not be able to stop? Eating much more food than most people would eating under the same circumstances. Nope 2. Have you ever made yourself sick (vomitted) to control your weight or shape? Nope 3. Have you ever used laxatives, diet pills or diuretics (water pills) to control your weight or shape? Nope 4. Have you ever been treated for an eating disorder? No 5 Have you recently thought of or attempted suicide? Nope 6 Your height and weight: 5,0 90lbs Results of your Eating Attitude Test You scored a total of 9 You have answered this self-report questionnaire in such a way as to suggest that you do not likely currently suffer from an eating disorder. You should not take this as a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment in any way, though Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Screening Quiz 1. concerns with contamination (dirt, germs, chemicals, radiation) or acquiring a serious illness such as AIDS? No 2. over concern with keeping objects (clothing, groceries, tools) in perfect order or arranged exactly? yes 3. images of death or other horrible events? Yes 4. personally unacceptable religious or sexual thoughts? no 5. fire, burglary, or flooding the house? yes 6. accidentally hitting a pedestrian with your car or letting it roll down the hill? No 7. spreading an illness (giving someone AIDS)? Yes 8. losing something valuable? Yes 9. harm coming to a loved one because you weren't careful enough? yes 10. Have you worried about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge or impulse, such as physically harming a loved one, pushing a stranger in front of a bus, steering your car into oncoming traffic; inappropriate sexual contact; or poisoning dinner guests? yes 11. excessive or ritualized washing, cleaning, or grooming? no 12. checking light switches, water faucets, the stove, door locks, or emergency brake? Yes 13. counting; arranging; evening-up behaviors (making sure socks are at same height)? Yes 14. collecting useless objects or inspecting the garbage before it is thrown out? Nope 15. repeating routine actions (in/out of chair, going through doorway, re-lighting cigarette) a certain number of times or until it feels just right? Yes 16. need to touch objects or people? yes 17. unnecessary re-reading or re-writing; re-opening envelopes before they are mailed? Yes 18. examining your body for signs of illness? yes 19. avoiding colors ("red" means blood), numbers ("l 3" is unlucky), or names (those that start with "D" signify death) that are associated with dreaded events or unpleasant thoughts? Yes 20. needing to "confess" or repeatedly asking for reassurance that you said or did something correctly? Yes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Screening Quiz - Part 2 1. On average, how much time is occupied by these thoughts or behaviors each day? More than 8 hours 2. How much distress do they cause you? a lot 3. How hard is it for you to control them ? a lot 4. How much do they cause you to avoid doing anything, going any place, or being with anyone? All the time 5. How much do they interfere with school, work or your social or family life? All the time Results of your Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Screening You scored a total of 32 Based upon your responses to this screening measure, you are most likely suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. You can view symptoms and treatment options for this disorder. This is not a diagnosis, or a recommendation for treatment. However, it would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek a professional diagnosis from a trained mental health professional in your community immediately. PTSD Screening Quiz for Child Injury 1. Did you see the incident or accident where your child was hurt? Nope 2 Were you with your child in an ambulance or helicopter on the way to the hospital? Nope 3. When your child was hurt or you first of your child being hurt, did you feel really helpless? Like you wanted to make it stop happening, but you couldn't? yes 4. Does your child have any behavior problems or problems paying attention? Yes 5. Was anyone other than your child hurt or killed with your child? nope 6. Child question: Was there a time when you didn't know where your parents were? Yes 7. Child question: When you got hurt or right afterwards, did you feel really afraid? Yes 8. Child question: When you got hurt or right afterwards, did you think you might die? No 9. Did the doctor at the hospital tell you that your child suffered a fracture? No 10 is your child 12 years or older? Yes 11 is your child a girl? Yes Results of your Child PTSD Screening Quiz Child Score: 5 Parent Score: 3 This screening would suggest that your child may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of his or her recent injury. You should note that this is not a diagnosis nor a diagnostic tool. The only way to be certain is to seek the help of a mental health professional soon for an in-depth PTSD assessment. This screening would suggest that you, as the child's parent, may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of your child's recent injury. You should note that this is not a diagnosis nor a diagnostic tool. The only way to be certain is to seek the help of a mental health professional soon for an in-depth PTSD assessment . Schizophrenia Screening Quiz 1. I feel that others control what I think and feel. Yes 2. I hear or see things that others do not hear or see. No 3. I feel it is very difficult for me to express myself in words that others can understand. yes 4. I feel I share absolutely nothing in common with others, including my friends and family. Nope 5. I believe in more than one thing about reality and the world around me that nobody else seems to believe in. no 6. Others don't believe me when I tell them the things I see or hear .no 7. I can't trust what I'm thinking because I don't know if it's real or not. Yes 8. I have magical powers that nobody else has or can explain. No 9. Others are plotting to get me. No 10. I find it difficult to get a hold of my thoughts no 11. I am treated unfairly because others are jealous of my special abilities. Yes 12. I talk to another person or other people inside my head that nobody else can hear. yes Results of your Schizophrenia Screening Quiz You scored a total of 43 Based upon your responses to this schizophrenia screening measure, you appear to have some early signs commonly associated with schizophrenia or a schizophrenia-related disorder. Your responses are similar to others who experience early symptoms of schizophrenia or a schizophrenia-related disorder. Because no online test is 100% accurate, please be aware that this does not necessarily mean you do have schizophrenia, only that this particular quiz found sufficient evidence to suggest that you may. You should not take this as a diagnosis of any sort, or a recommendation for treatment. However, if would be advisable and likely beneficial for you to seek further verification and to see if you qualify for a schizophrenia or schizophrenia-related diagnosis from a trained mental health professional as soon as possible in order to rule out a possible schizophrenia or psychotic disorder. The most common schizophrenia disorders diagnosed are: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Schizophreniform Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder Quiz 1) Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment yes 2) A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation yes 3) Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self yes 4) Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging yes 5) Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior yes 6) Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood yes 7) Chronic feelings of emptiness yes 9) Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms yes 10) Unstable and intense relationships yes Which Personality Disorder Do You Have? 1.Your thoughts about chocolate are: If I don't get my fix of chocolate everyday, I begin having withdrawals. 2.Your favorite music genre is: I like the same music as my husband when I am with him or my friend when I am with her or the kids when I am with them. 3.The color that attracts you first is always: blue is the color of loyality and I am true to the point of sticking to my friends and husband like glue , I need them Darin it 4. Upon meeting someone new, you: Shake her hand and then run to the bathroom to wash my hands three times with super hot water and soap and open and close the door three times while using a towel to touch the handle before leaving the bathroom. 5.My favorite vacation spot is: I don't care. Where do you want to go on vacation? I just can't make important decisions without someone else's input. 6.When you are given a day to yourself, what do you do? First, I will wash my hands three times with hot water, open and close the door three times before leaving the house to shop, shop, shop. 7.Suddenly someone catches you doing something you should not be doing. What were you doing? I wasn't doing anything; really... you have to believe me! You tell them, Sally, I wasn't doing anything, was I? 8.Your favorite game to play is: Every time I walk by the computer it's as if I am being compelled to play online games. I can't stop myself.9.Your thoughts on sex: Oh my I love sex. Sex and chocolate go together really well. It's amazing the things that can be done with chocolate.10.If you were to diagnose yourself with a personality disorder, which one would it be? Addictive personality disorder and Compulsive personality disorder Your Results: Dependent Personality Disorder You depend on other people for everything! You might want to consider making a few decisions on your own, such as what to eat for lunch or whether you should turn left or right at the next stop light. not sure if i have any of thses disoders and i saw a phytrist and she could not put me on any medacation due to my weight and that some of the side affects can casue me to have seaures and she also told me that i need to seea nerologist i am about to cry becasue i want to cut my self and i don't know why

Answer: There is a lot of overlap in diagnoses. The good news is that you can't have all of these things. The not so good news is that it sounds like you've got something going on. The silver lining is that what you've got is features of different disorders indicating an overall higher functioning than someone who is severe in anything. OCD is anxiety based, and there may be an anxiety component to you. The ADHD hard to say but I don't think so, I think its more depression based. The dependent personality disorder I think also is coming up due to depression. My impression would be schizoaffective disorder with anxiety. The hypergraphia (excessive writing) does look manic. That covers the mixed episodes of depression, mania, bipolar quiz, schizophrenia quiz. It is dealable. If you feel you are having a breakdown then you need to call your doc or go to the ER to go inpatient. You may need more support than what outpatient can do for you.

Question: please help me..? i need an article of psychotic disorders.. did you experienced this kind of problem?? can you share it to me...

Answer: for what purpose? Self diagnosis or education? psychotic disorders generally have a physical etiology, however there are conditions that can lead to psychotic "type" behavior that are not physical in nature. You might try googleing, DSM-IV-R and look at the Axis I disorders, also, Axis II states such as fugue, dissociative disorders have a psychological cause to the psychosis. Schizophrenia, Bipolar disease, Alcoholic dementia both brief and Korskakoff's, Age related dementia, alzheimers, all Axis I disorders can elicit psychotic symptoms. Toward the end of my drinking and drug use, back in the 80s, I experienced near psychotic thought type disorder, similar to the messianic type thoughts the previous poster mentioned. When I stopped drinking my thoughts returned to normal. Psychotic disorder can be permanent or transitory depending on the cause, esposure to certain toxins can also cause psychosis.

Question: Can rapid cycle Bi-polar disorder be as rapid as ADHD mood swings? BPD and ADHD share many symptoms. My old friend (dont hang out) thinks i have BPD and ADHD. FYI he is severe manic depressive and cant take care of himself if he doesnt take lots of anti psychotics. I take nothing but adderol (3 months now)I know I have severe ADHD, but i function well enough with or without it. I tell him that my mind racing tendencies can cause mood swings out of nowhere it seems, external from my personal situation, but really its just the intensity of my feelings about anything i think of. I never get "depressed" states that last more then a few hours, at most a day or so. But usually my mood can change within a couple hours, mostly Dependant on circumstances in my life.. (Got help from PHD DR ATTAINING MY THEORY) I think its just misery wants company... I really want to convince myself im not bipolar. I dont meet any of the BPD symptoms that arent also symptoms of ADHD.

Answer: Yes, it is possible. BUT - in your note you say that your mood changes depenant on circumstances in your life .... this is not Bipolar. This is normal. Bipolar episodes "just happen." Usually when I have an episode, I can not put a reason for it...there is nothing that triggers it. I just start getting depressed or get manic. It is not because of anything. Also, rapid cycling Bipolar is rare. It is not common to have someone who cycles frequently. More common is Type 1 and Type 2, that show normal mood episodes.

Question: Is there any hope for me? I was recently diagnosed as having Schizoaffective Disorder http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoa… I have been misdiagnosed for many years because of the nature of this disorder, and just when it seemed like I might finally have an answer I find out there is no 'real' method of treating this disorder, in fact it will be removed from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as of next year due to issues of validity and reliability. I have been taking the prescribed pills (an anti-psychotic and anti-depressant) without much improvement. This disorder causes me great anguish and I fear I will never be able to overcome it. I guess I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who shares this rather rare disorder or has any advice.

Answer: Of course there is hope for you, you just have to hold on. Although I do not have what you have, I do have ADHD. When I was diagnosed they put me on Anti Depressants and Ritallin. It took quite a while for the drugs to help me become stable, but they will eventually work. You just have to make sure you take your medications everyday and roughly around the same time. Also make sure you have someone to talk to Good luck!

Question: Should I be hospitalized? I'm 18 and have been cutting since the 7th grade. I also have panic attacks, hallucinations, rage outbursts, and I faint quite often. I have also apparently called my boyfriend at 3 in the morning saying that my name was Lenore and I was sharing a body with Camilla, and tried convincing him to have sex with "Lenore". I think about suicide rather often, although this has been suppressed by the heavy amounts of Prozac and Welbutrin I have been prescribed (Not to mention an anti-psychotic for my anxiety and impulse issues). I had an eating disorder a while back and reached a rather unhealthy weight, but now I'm healthy. And please, no rude answers. Trust me, I have gone through enough hell with this sh*t. I am seeing a psychiatrist and therapist regularly, but it doesn't stop the cravings to hurt myself and others. I don't look insane. I feel like I blend in perfectly with society, but inside of me is a monster. http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s330/Old_School_Ghoul/MeandFamily/Me/bahamas025.jpg

Answer: Couple of things you could do. Get a second opinion. Admit yourself for another evaluation. Especially tell your doctor ALL the problems you are having. Keep a daily journal of how you feel and why, things that happened during the day that bothered you and your reaction to it. Good things that happened and how you feel about it and your reaction. The more information your doctor has the better he or she can treat you.

Question: i feel like i am losing control.? i have been with my girlfriend for over 3 1/2 years, we live together, share a car, car insurance and we started a company together which she has been funding because it is for the benefit of her music career. i am emotionally, financially and spiritually entwined with this woman and just recently have been feeling extremely disrespected and unwanted. we have both been treating each other like we are racing to get our foot out the door first, we both believe that after around 3 1/2 years things always go bad and we have been following suit. now to my part in it all, there have been three instances where i have felt that i am being pushed beyond my emotional limits and i have broken up with her, each time going back and apologizing 12 minutes later. this third time is my limit, not with her even, but with me. i truly and honestly feel that in the moment it is the only answer (breaking up) and without fail every single time i change my mind. it feels like a disorder, like alcoholism or something. i don't know whats wrong with me but i am starting to feel absolutely psychotic and i am even unsure if after this time things will ever be good... how can she ever feel stable when i have done this three times in the past month (never before that). and why am i doing it, why wont i learn by the times before that even though i feel that way at that moment it will change and i need to cool off. isn't this emotional abuse? no matter what she ever does i will forgive her why can't i learn that and stop thinking i am strong enough to leave. is this a disorder? what can i do to stop this madness?

Answer: My friend, you sound like a normal human being. People do this ALL THE TIME. I have tons of friends who have broken up 3,4,5,6 times and still stayed together. You just get caught up in the heat of the moment, release your anger and say what you have always wanted to say, then once you aren't angry any more you realize that might not have been the right decision. Man if you are gonna break up with this woman you should do it when you are in a normal state of mind. DO NOT LET EMOTION AFFECT YOUR DESCISION. Do what is best for the both of you, and what you know will truly be right, not what is "easy". It sounds like you guys have a few issues though, if I were you I would seek counseling or couple's therapy. If you are really serious about staying together, and really care about her, then you would want the best out of the relationship. Just do your best not to say things out of anger, be honest with her and open to her opinions. Good luck man