Psychoses
Health Encyclopedia: Organic Brain Syndrome And Alzheimer's Disease
Organic brain syndrome (OBS) is a general term, referring to physical disorders (usually not psychiatric disorders) that cause decreased mental function.
Alternative Names
OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
OBS is a common diagnosis in the elderly. It is not an inevitable part of aging, however. OBS is not a separate disease, but is a general term used to categorize physical conditions that...
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Expert & Community Posts
A Labeling Change for Haldol
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...benefited a great many individuals suffering from psychoses throughout its long shelf... Read more »
CHOICES: #5-A Clarification and Additional Aspect of Belief Systems
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...schizophrenia, or at least of mental illnesses that involve psychoses. It is the... Read more »
Types of Hallucinations Experienced by People with Alzheimer's
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...Hallucinations are most frequently associated with psychoses. The term psychotic, or psychosis,... Read more »
Exercise and Medication: for a Healthier You!
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...plasticity. Especially in schizophrenic and affective psychoses, disruption of adult... Read more »
So, You Think They Have Bipolar?
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertOne of the most frequently asked questions about bipolar disorder goes along the lines of, "I... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...may share certain genetic factors that make some families vulnerable to either one.Schizophrenia-Like Psychoses. Several other conditions exhibit schizophrenia-like psychoses but do not meet the... Read more »Causes of Bipolar Disorder
...whether common biologic factors are involved with schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder, and other psychoses. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often show up in the same family. Researchers are... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
...not lying down. Akathisia itself can also be caused by drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses, with anti-nausea drugs, or when drugs to treat Parkinson's disease are... Read more »Herpes Simplex: Risk Factors
...between HSV-2 infection in mothers and the subsequent development of schizophrenia and other forms of psychoses in their adult offspring, although further study is needed. Recurrence in women... Read more »ADHD: The Basics
...evidence of significant impairment in social or academic functioning.E. Not caused by a pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, or any other psychotic disorder, and is not better... Read more »
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