Substance Use Psychosis
Introduction Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that affects nearly 1% of people worldwide and is one of the top 15 leading causes of disability (WHO). Substance use disorder (SUD)…
Bipolar I Mania and Atypical Depression
Introduction Atypical depression (AD) is a common condition in clinical practice. Instead of the classical symptoms of melancholic depression, AD is characterized by hyperphagia, hypersomnia, and rejections sensitivity. Exacerbations are…
Delusional Depression and Melancholia
Psychotic (Delusional) Depression The primary classification system for diagnostic classification in psychiatry is currently the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 5th edition (DSM5) of the American Psychiatric…
Persecutory Delusional Disorder and Social Anxiety
Persecutory Delusional Disorder Delusional disorders are characterized by fixed beliefs based on bizarre interpretations of reality (despite evidence to the contrary), not related to daily life experiences, and not specific…
Paranoid Schizophrenia With Voices and Panic Anxiety
This volume makes the point that every patient with psychosis requires a careful differential diagnosis, and that there is more to diagnosis than just the monolithic concept of “schizophrenia.” Moreover,…
Obsessive-Compulsive Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Introduction In the current psychiatric classifications, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are regarded as distinct clinical entities characterized by specific diagnostic criteria, clinical presentations, prognosis, and treatment. Nevertheless, they share…
Psychotogenesis
Introduction As described since ancient times, and by Hippocrates 2000 years ago, psychosis is a mental state characterized by impaired reality testing. It is manifest as a constellation of symptoms,…
Introduction: Diagnosing Comorbidity Trees in the Forest of Psychosis
Definition of Functional Psychosis Primeval social instincts helped safeguard both ancient human groups and modern animal groups of all kinds, but we humans also have an evolutionary advantage when it…
Chapter 29 – Psychotherapeutic Development through the Life of the Psychiatrist
Abstract Life is a cycle as Keats’ poem beautifully illustrates.1 We progress through the seasons of life as we do with our professional lives, intertwining with our more private lives…
Chapter 27 – Neuropsychoanalysis and Relational Neuroscience
Abstract Opinions vary on the relevance of neuroscience to psychotherapy. Some make the case that there is no relationship between the two disciplines. After all psychotherapists, particularly psychodynamic therapists, work…
