ôbjective: â rare phenomenon of shared psychosis disorder occurring in the context of bipolar ï disorder, in identical twins is reported. çase presentation: two identical twins with shared psychotic manic syndrome were admitted and received antipsychotic and lithium as their treatment. psychotic symptoms of primary case did not improve and her diagnosis changed into schizophrenia. they had hypo...

conclusions the results of this study indicated that effective dental care is needed for improvement of the dental health status of hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders. background psychiatric disorders to various reasons such side effects of psychiatric drugs, poor oral hygiene and poor diet and are known as risk factors for development oral health problems. objectives this study w...

background: psychiatric disorders are common in hiv-infected patients and for sure have direct impact on both prevention and management of diseases in these patients. in this research, the prevalence of major psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders in hiv-infected patients of rafsanjan and kerman health care centers were determined. materials and methods: eighty t...

psychosis, a relatively common condition that affects 3%-5% percent of the population, occurs in a variety of diagnostic contexts. various medical conditions may lead to the development of psychotic symptoms. to date psychotic disorders due to infection with hepatitis a virus (hav) have â been â rarely reported. in this paper, we described an acute psychotic disorder in an 18-year-old male diag...

shared psychotic disorder also known as folie a dues is thought to occur in persons who live close together, so that delusions of the primarily ill patient are transferred to the partner. a case of shared paranoid psychotic disorder, with primary diagnosis of persecutory delusional disorder in the husband is described. the delusion and its consequent safety behaviors were so strong that led to ...

abstract: introduction: psychiatric disorder is a disease in which patients suffer from emotional problems that these are visible in all aspect of patient’s life. studies show that there is a major difference between the prevalence of this disease in different countries and also show that this disorder is increasing. the aim of this study is to find the possible relationship between psychiatric...

Shared psychotic disorder also known as folie a dues is thought to occur in persons who live close together, so that delusions of the primarily ill patient are transferred to the partner. A case of shared paranoid psychotic disorder, with primary diagnosis of persecutory delusional disorder in the husband is described. The delusion and its consequent safety behaviors were so strong that led to ...

This case report gives an insight into the otherwise rarely seen presentation of shared psychosis and documents how it developed over a number years. It illustrates life stressors social isolation exacerbated by COVID 19 pandemic contributed to development this curious case.

We found evidence previously of familial aggregation of psychotic symptoms in 65 bipolar disorder pedigrees. This finding, together with prior evidence from clinical, family, neurobiological, and linkage studies, suggested that psychotic bipolar disorder may delineate a valid subtype. We sought to replicate this finding in 69 new bipolar disorder pedigrees. The presence of psychotic symptoms, d...

The disorders in this section include Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Shared Psychotic Disorder, Psychotic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, SubstanceInduced Psychotic Disorder, and Psychotic Disorder NotOtherwise Specified. These disorders have been grouped together' to facilitate the differential dia...