Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Various ways to treat the disorder caused due to psychosis

A problem which is caused to the mental health which makes people to interpret or perceive things differently from the others who are around them is known as psychosis. This may be due to the two major symptoms of psychosis.
  • Psychosis Treatment:
The treatment for the mental illness as psychosis involves the merge of social support, therapies that are psychological and antipsychotic medications.
  • Treatment by team:
The treatment which is given for psychosis is by the coordination of a team of professionals of mental health who work together. If this is your first stage of psychosis then you may be reviewed by the team known as early intervention.
  • Team of early intervention:
This is a team of professionals who deal with people who have faced their first episode or symptoms of psychosis. Few teams concentrate only on the specific age group right from 14 to 35 year old patients. This team will offer you various things which depend on the need of the patient

The few things which they offer are
  • The entire assessment of their symptoms
  • Prescribe medicines
  • Services such as psychological advice
  • Interventions in social, educational, occupational areas etc…
The treatment of psychosis will vary according to the cause why it has happened. This treatment usually covers a merge of social support and antipsychotic medicines. They also provide CBT or family therapy.
Only the course of antipsychotic medicines will be required for persons who are either using alcohol or withdrawing from it.
  • Antipsychotics:
The treatment of psychosis for the first time will be recommended by medications known as antipsychotics or neuroleptics. The dopamine effect will be stopped by in taking these medicines. 

These medicines should be used only by taking the advice of the doctor. There are various other treatments also which will be given if the patients are in need of it.

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