Tag: psychotic-disorders
Religious delusion: Understanding Divine Misinterpretations, Symptoms, and Effective Interventions
Religious delusion involves firmly held false beliefs with spiritual or divine themes—such as believing oneself to be a prophet chosen to save the world...
Referential delusion: In-Depth Analysis, Symptoms, and Effective Interventions
Referential delusion is a condition in which people interpret ordinary events, remarks, or gestures as having special personal meaning directed specifically at them. For...
Non-Organic Psychosis: Diagnosis, Positive & Negative Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Effective...
Non-Organic Psychosis refers to psychotic experiences—hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking—that occur in the absence of identifiable organic brain pathology such as tumors, infections, or neurodegenerative...
Hallucination Disorder: From Early Warning Signs to Effective Treatment
Hallucination disorder involves experiencing sensory perceptions—seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, or tasting things—that aren’t present in reality. While fleeting hallucinations can occur in healthy individuals...
Grandiose delusions: Understanding Their Origins, Clinical Features, and Care
Grandiose delusions are a type of fixed, false belief in one’s exceptional abilities, fame, wealth, or identity, that persist despite clear evidence to the...
Bizarre delusions: Understanding Extreme False Beliefs, Causes, and Management
Bizarre delusions are fixed, false beliefs that defy ordinary experiences—like insisting one’s thoughts are being broadcast on television or believing insects live under the...
Acute psychosis: Key Triggers, Diagnostic Steps, and Evidence-Based Therapies
Acute psychosis can strike like a sudden storm, transforming perception, thoughts, and emotions in ways that feel overwhelming and disorienting. Characterized by hallucinations, delusions,...
