Psychotic disorders in adolescents: symptoms, treatments and recovery

Psychosis is a serious mental illness that causes individuals to experience a reduced quality of life, while in severe cases, they can be harmful to both themselves and to others around them. When psychotic conditions manifest in adolescents, it also impairs their development. Early treatment of psy...

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Main Author: Rajoo, Keeren S.
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Published: Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51164/1/paper6%20PSYCHOTIC%20DISORDERS%20IN%20ADOLESCENTS%20SYMPTOMS%2C%20TREATMENTS%20AND%20RECOVERY.pdf
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description Psychosis is a serious mental illness that causes individuals to experience a reduced quality of life, while in severe cases, they can be harmful to both themselves and to others around them. When psychotic conditions manifest in adolescents, it also impairs their development. Early treatment of psychosis can significantly offset the damaging effects of this mental disease, especially among younger people.Unfortunately, there is limited information regarding psychosis in adolescents. This has caused a lack of understanding regarding this cognitive disorder, causing psychotic conditions in adolescents to often be overlooked by their guardians. This paper serves as tool for better understanding of this mental illness. Besides listing out the symptoms for identifying this disease, the current treatments available are also observed. It was found that more development is needed in the prescription drugs for psychotic conditions for adolescents, as the only ones available currently were developed for adults. Furthermore, the recovery process for these adolescents was plagued by prevalent societal stigma. Hence, it is obvious that more public awareness regarding this mental illness is necessary. There was also a very interesting observation in adolescents recovering from psychosis, as they were found to view their mental conditions positively.
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spelling my.upm.eprints-511642017-03-03T04:09:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51164/ Psychotic disorders in adolescents: symptoms, treatments and recovery Rajoo, Keeren S. Psychosis is a serious mental illness that causes individuals to experience a reduced quality of life, while in severe cases, they can be harmful to both themselves and to others around them. When psychotic conditions manifest in adolescents, it also impairs their development. Early treatment of psychosis can significantly offset the damaging effects of this mental disease, especially among younger people.Unfortunately, there is limited information regarding psychosis in adolescents. This has caused a lack of understanding regarding this cognitive disorder, causing psychotic conditions in adolescents to often be overlooked by their guardians. This paper serves as tool for better understanding of this mental illness. Besides listing out the symptoms for identifying this disease, the current treatments available are also observed. It was found that more development is needed in the prescription drugs for psychotic conditions for adolescents, as the only ones available currently were developed for adults. Furthermore, the recovery process for these adolescents was plagued by prevalent societal stigma. Hence, it is obvious that more public awareness regarding this mental illness is necessary. There was also a very interesting observation in adolescents recovering from psychosis, as they were found to view their mental conditions positively. Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Book Section NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51164/1/paper6%20PSYCHOTIC%20DISORDERS%20IN%20ADOLESCENTS%20SYMPTOMS%2C%20TREATMENTS%20AND%20RECOVERY.pdf Rajoo, Keeren S. (2015) Psychotic disorders in adolescents: symptoms, treatments and recovery. In: UPM - SAGE Publications Young Writer's Award 2015 Papers. Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 92-104. ISBN ; EISBN: 9789673446414 http://www.epsas.upm.edu.my/upmsage
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title Psychotic disorders in adolescents: symptoms, treatments and recovery
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