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Hallucinations are false or distorted images that prevent a person from adequately perceiving the surrounding reality. The cause of their appearance can be fatigue, alcohol, drugs, neurological diseases, and other factors. Often and for a long time, t…
In psychology, there is the term "psychosomatics", which is used to denote the degree of influence of psychological factors on the occurrence and development of various somatic diseases. The treatment of psychosomatic diseases is based on th…
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric pathology associated with disruption of the brain and thinking, in particular. Its exact causes are unknown. However, scientists identify many factors that increase the risk of its development. They can be either endoge…
For a long time, the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses in psychiatry was carried out with the help of insulin. The essence of the method is to artificially induce hypoglycemic coma in a patient. To do this, he was injected with large dos…
Catatonic schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by alternating states of stupor and agitation, with characteristic signs of schizophrenia present. During an attack accompanied by stupor, a person freezes in a certain position for a long t…
Hebephrenic syndrome is a psychopathological symptom complex characterized by the presence of childishness and foolishness in behavior. It is manifested by buffoonery, grimacing, emotional inadequacy, unreasonably high spirits, lack of purposefulness,…
Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type of schizophrenia and is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and limited social contact. The reasons for the development of the disease are not exactly known, they speak of a combination of factor…
Schizophrenia or schizophrenic personality disorder is a serious chronic mental illness . According to the World Health Organization , more than 20 million people have this diagnosis. From the ancient Greek language, the term can be translated as &qu…
Autism syndrome is a psychological and mental illness . One of the diagnoses of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) series. According to the observations of experts, in men, it occurs 4-7 times more often than in women. Autistic people are rather close…
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental illness that occurs after severe negative impacts on the psyche. It is often found among former military men who have been in "hot spots". PTSD is sometimes referred to as "Vietnamese Syndrome&…