Psychosis is an abnormal state of mind that results in difficulty in determining what is real and what is not. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations. Additional symptoms include incoherent speech and behavior that is inappropriate for a given situation. There may also be sleep problems, social withdrawal, lack of motivation and difficulty performing daily activities. Psychosis can have serious adverse effects.
As with many psychiatric symptoms, psychosis has several causes. These include mental disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, trauma, sleep deprivation, some medical conditions, certain medications and drugs such as cannabis and methamphetamine. One type, known as postpartum psychosis, can occur after childbirth. The neurotransmitter dopamine is believed to play an important role. Acute psychosis is considered primary if it results from a psychiatric disorder and secondary if it is caused by a medical condition or drugs. The diagnosis of mental illness requires the exclusion of other possible causes. Tests may be performed to check for central nervous system diseases, toxins or other health problems as causes.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
