psychosis
Let an agent respond to psychosis with care: route crises to emergency and mental health services, give general information on symptoms and treatment, support families, and avoid diagnosis or stigma.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent respond to psychosis with care: route crises to emergency and mental health services, give general information on symptoms and treatment, support families, and avoid diagnosis or stigma.
A mental state in which a person loses some contact with reality, experiencing hallucinations, delusions or disorganised thinking, occurring in conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in brief reactive episodes, or from substances, medical illness or, as described by some clinicians, intense interaction with technology; it is treatable and early help improves outcomes.
What it is for: A health problem needing recognition and care.
It can be recognise warning signs and route to help; explain causes and treatments in general terms; support family members; find early intervention services.
Distinguishing features
Loss of contact with reality
Many causes
Treatable
Early help matters
What it looks like
Not physical; changes in perception, belief and behaviour.
How it is recognised
Hallucinations and delusions
Disorganised speech or behaviour
Strong beliefs alone are not psychosis
Related models
is a kind of - category
occurs in - condition
is treated by - specialty
is related to - organ
In practice
Families and kinds
psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
brief reactive psychosis
substance-induced psychosis
psychosis from medical conditions
postpartum psychosis
Standards and regulation
ICD-11 and DSM-5 classifications
National early intervention guidelines
Mental health law on assessment and treatment
Failure modes and hazards
Delayed treatment
Agents diagnosing or dismissing
Stigmatising language
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.psychosis
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Crisis Immediate help.
Safety first.
Danger
Risk now.
Danger
Immediate risk.
- Is the person at risk of harming themselves or others right now? boundary
- Should emergency services or a crisis line be contacted immediately? action
Support
Calm support.
Support
Calm support.
- How can someone stay calm and supportive with a person experiencing psychosis? action
- What should be avoided, such as arguing about beliefs? boundary
Understand Information.
General information only.
Signs
Early signs.
Signs
Early signs.
- What early warning signs are described by health services? provenance
- Is the user asking whether they or someone else has psychosis? boundary
Causes
Causes and types.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes psychosis, from mental illness to substances and medical conditions? provenance
- What do clinicians report about technology-related episodes, and how established is it? provenance
Treatment Getting help.
Treatment works.
Services
Where to go.
Services
Services.
- Which early intervention or mental health services are available here? provenance
- How is an assessment arranged? provenance
Options
Treatments.
Options
Treatments.
- Which treatments are used, such as medication and psychological therapies, in general terms? provenance
- What is the outlook with early treatment? provenance
Family Carers and rights.
Families need support.
Carers
Support for families.
Carers
Carers.
- Which organisations support families of people with psychosis? provenance
- How can carers look after themselves? action
Rights
Legal rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What rights does a person have under mental health law here, in general terms? provenance
- Where can advocacy be found? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each cause be a separate entry?
- How should crisis services be localised?
- How should emerging clinical reports be attributed?