Patients with metamorphopsia suffer from subjectively perceived visual disturbances. The cause of this phenomenon is usually psychological or neurogenic, and the visual disturbance can take different forms from distortions to changes in proportion. Treatment depends on the cause. What is metamorphopsia? From an evolutionary biology point of view, the sense of vision is one of … Metamorphopsia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common subtype of schizophrenia. The disorder is characterized by various complaints such as persecutory delusions, visual and auditory hallucinations. The alternative name “paranoid-hallucinatory schizophrenia” also stems from this. What is paranoid schizophrenia? Schizophrenia has a multifaceted appearance and belongs to the so-called endogenous psychoses. These are clinical pictures that are … Paranoid Schizophrenia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Patients with thought deprivation experience ego dysfunction. They think that their own thoughts are being brought to a halt by outside forces. Thought withdrawal is a common symptom of schizophrenia and is often accompanied by derealization. What is thought withdrawal? In the context of a psychotic state, patients often report what is called thought withdrawal. … Thought Deprivation: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
In derealization, the patient perceives the environment as unreal. The trigger is often emotionally stressful situations. For treatment, patients usually receive cognitive behavioral therapy. What is derealization? People usually perceive their environment as familiar. Even in a foreign environment, at least the way they perceive it remains familiar. The perceived world therefore seems real and … Derealization: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Cotard syndrome is a mental disorder. Suffering patients suffer from the belief that they are dead. The delusion is associated, for example, with the belief that they have no blood or organs or that they are already decomposing. Cotard syndrome belongs to thought disorders and is considered a delusion. What is Cotard’s syndrome? Individuals suffering … Cotard Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
