Psychosis

Clinic

• Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real.
• Is it an entity or a disease? I think it is an entity.

2 Sign/ Symptoms

2.1 Main symptoms

• Delusions and hallucinations
• Incoherent speech / behavior
• Sleep problems
• Difficulties carrying out daily activities

2.2 Negative symptoms

• Reduced emotional expression (flat affect),
• Decreased motivation (avolition)
• Reduced spontaneous speech (poverty of speech, alogia)
• Lack interest and spontaneity
• Anhedonia
• Social withdrawal

3 Causes

• Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Sensory deprivation
• Psychotic depression
• Trauma
• Sleep deprivation
• Certain medications such as cannabis, hallucinogens, and stimulants.
• Postpartum psychosis

4 Mechanism

• The neurotransmitter dopamine is believed to play an important role.

5 Miasms

It has 11 miasm. But there is a problem. I think every miasm that has triad od Delusion + Hallucination and Behavioral change, should be added to this entity. Vice versa every miasm has been added to this entity, should be added under this triad. Therefore we could add EEE/WEE, BKV/JCV, STLE, TBE to psychosis.

BKV / JCV have PML, which has psychosis, but psychosis is not the dynamic symptom of BKV / JCV. It is also correct for EEE/ WEE.

• JE: Delirium, Restlessness
• CJD: Behavioral change

• GSS

7 Related disease

• NMDR encephalitis

8 Miasms

8.1 1.1 JE

• Delirium
• Restlessness

8.2 1.2 CJD

• Behavioral change