Disorders
Co-morbility = when symptoms of more then one disorder are present. For example: a
person can have a depression combined with schizophrenia
Delusion (waan) = has to do with your thinking/what you believe
Hallucination = has to do with your senses
Schizophrenia = you hear voices which orderd you to commit a crime
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Thought disorder: incoherent
Psycho-organic disorder brain destruction caused by organic pathology inside or
outside the brain
1. Dementia: without impairment of consciousness
2. Delirium: important is impairment (verslechtering) of consciousness
3. Traumatic disorder
Treatment
X
Psychotic disorder
1. Schizophrenia (psychosis)
a. Hallucinations
b. Delusions
c. Thought disorder
2. Delusional disorder: delusions but no evidence of hallucinations or other symptoms of
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia:
- The acute syndrom: positive symptoms they ADD something, like hallucinations,
persecutory ideas, delusions, social withdrawal, impaired performance at work. Most
patients with acute schizophrenia appaer normal, there can be mood changes.
- The chronic syndrom: negative symptoms overlooked. It’s the absence of normal
behaviour and capabilities, like no planning, no initiative, no motivation. Some people
say these are more of a burden than the positive symptoms.
Treatment:
- Anti-depressants
- Psychotherapy
- Negative symptoms cannot be treat
Mood disorder
1. Depression: mood goes down, NOT normal sadness. It’s persistent low mood
combined with for example anxiety, loss of pleasure, lack of energy, general
malaise and poor sleep
Types of severity
Co-morbility = when symptoms of more then one disorder are present. For example: a
person can have a depression combined with schizophrenia
Delusion (waan) = has to do with your thinking/what you believe
Hallucination = has to do with your senses
Schizophrenia = you hear voices which orderd you to commit a crime
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Thought disorder: incoherent
Psycho-organic disorder brain destruction caused by organic pathology inside or
outside the brain
1. Dementia: without impairment of consciousness
2. Delirium: important is impairment (verslechtering) of consciousness
3. Traumatic disorder
Treatment
X
Psychotic disorder
1. Schizophrenia (psychosis)
a. Hallucinations
b. Delusions
c. Thought disorder
2. Delusional disorder: delusions but no evidence of hallucinations or other symptoms of
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia:
- The acute syndrom: positive symptoms they ADD something, like hallucinations,
persecutory ideas, delusions, social withdrawal, impaired performance at work. Most
patients with acute schizophrenia appaer normal, there can be mood changes.
- The chronic syndrom: negative symptoms overlooked. It’s the absence of normal
behaviour and capabilities, like no planning, no initiative, no motivation. Some people
say these are more of a burden than the positive symptoms.
Treatment:
- Anti-depressants
- Psychotherapy
- Negative symptoms cannot be treat
Mood disorder
1. Depression: mood goes down, NOT normal sadness. It’s persistent low mood
combined with for example anxiety, loss of pleasure, lack of energy, general
malaise and poor sleep
Types of severity
