Psychotic Disorder

Psychotic Disorders are serious mental health conditions that cause individuals to lose touch with reality. This disconnection often involves hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, which can severely impact a person’s ability to function, communicate, and relate to others.

Duration:
Symptoms can appear suddenly (acute psychosis) or develop gradually over time. Duration depends on the cause and treatment — episodes may last days, weeks, or become chronic if untreated.
Triggers:
Psychotic episodes can be caused or triggered by:

Underlying mental illnesses (like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder)
Severe stress or trauma
Substance abuse (drug-induced psychosis)
Medical conditions (e.g., brain injury, dementia)
Genetic vulnerability
Sometimes there is no identifiable cause

Underlying mental illnesses (like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder)
Severe stress or trauma
Substance abuse (drug-induced psychosis)
Medical conditions (e.g., brain injury, dementia)
Genetic vulnerability
Sometimes there is no identifiable cause

Positive Symptoms (Loss of Reality)

Hallucinations: Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren’t there (most commonly hearing voices)
Delusions: Strong false beliefs not based in reality
Disorganized Thinking or Speech: Incoherent or hard-to-follow speech Jumping between unrelated topics Difficulty concentrating or maintaining conversation