Lecture 19: Treatment for Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders PDF

Lecture 19: Treatment for Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders Dr. Donna Demanarig Assistant Teaching Professor Psychology Department What are we covering today? Other Different 01 Types of...

Lecture 19: Treatment for Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders Dr. Donna Demanarig Assistant Teaching Professor Psychology Department What are we covering today? Other Different 01 Types of Treatments 02 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA  History of Care o 1793: Asylums  large mental hospitals o 1845 – 1955: Overcrowding, understaffing shifted to earlier treatment o Currently: antipsychotic medication & psychosocial therapy  Current Research Grunfeld et al. (2024) JAMA  longitudinal observational study  dominant delusion type  persecutory  delusion content consistent across episodes of psychosis This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY 0 1 Different types of treatment s Antipsychotic Medications First-generation Second-generation antipsychotics antipsychotics (neuroleptic drugs) Reduce symptoms More effective than in of patients conventional drugs, symptoms especially for symptoms reduction more completely or quickly  Medication Side Effects o Extrapyramidal Effects o Parkinsonian & related symptoms o Neuroleptic malignant syndrome o Tardive dyskinesia  Medication Side Effects o fewer extrapyramidal side effects o agranulocytosis o weight gain o dizziness o elevated blood sugar  Avatar Therapy  Type of virtual reality therapy  Leff & colleagues  Confront hallucinations in virtual world  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Hallucination New wave: remediation reinterpretatio Acceptance and n and Commitment acceptance Therapy (ACT)  Family Therapy o Address family-related issues o Create more realistic expectations o Psychoeducation on the disorder o Emotional support & empathy o Combined with drug therapy, decrease relapse & hospital  0 2 Other Schizophren ia Spectrum Disorders  Other Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Brief Delusional Psychotic disorder disorder Schizophrenif Schizoaffecti orm disorder ve disorder  Delusional Disorder Persistent delusions without other unusual or odd behaviors Erotomania Grandiosity Jealousy Persecution Somatic  Brief Psychotic Disorder 1 or more psychotic symptoms, at least one symptom involving symptoms last for This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Schizophrenifo rm Disorder 2 or more of the following symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, gross motor disturbance, or negative symptoms at least one of the symptoms is lasts This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Schizoaffective Disorder symptoms that meet criteria for schizophrenia combined with symptoms of psychotic features must continue for after symptoms of This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Salamat! Do you have any questions? CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon and infographics & images by Freepik