Glossary of Common Terms
Glossary of Common Terms Anosognosia: A neurocognitive condition in which people are unaware of their neurological or psychiatric diagnosis and/or signs and symptoms. It is found in people with mental illness and neurological disorders and is associated with lesions in both the non-dominant hemisphere and frontal cortex of the brain. Antidepressant: Medication used to treat […]
About Psychosis
About Psychosis Spectrum Disorders Psychosis spectrum disorders associated with schizophrenia usually affect individuals for the first time in their late teens or early adulthood. Even before the first episode of psychosis (FEP), individuals may show slight changes in their behavior or thought process. This is called the prodromal period and could last days, weeks, months […]
About Schizophrenia
About Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a spectrum of serious neuro-psychiatric brain diseases in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily life. People with schizophrenia typically require lifelong treatment. Early treatment may help improve long-term prognosis and get symptoms under control […]