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Psychosis and Schizophrenia by Brandon A. Gaudiano; Katherine Visser; Elizabeth Thompson is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Psychosis and Schizophrenia about?

When you hear the word psychosis, what comes to mind? Many people think of the term's use in mainstream culture to describe individuals as crazy, insane, violent, jealous, or a host of other undesirable traits. In actuality, psychosis refers to a category of mental illness that is marked by a disconnection from reality causing confusion, distress, and difficulties functioning in everyday life. Pseudoscientific explanations may flourish because psychotic disorders are often chronic, difficult to treat, heterogeneous in presentation among people, and hard for unaffected individuals to understand.Depictions of what was most likely psychosis, often referred to as madness, or lunacy, have existed throughout much of recorded history and extend back thousands of years. Many ancient and contemporary cultures attribute psychosis to supernatural origins, and given the shroud of mystery and intrigue surrounding psychotic experiences, these phenomena have attracted pseudoscientific ideas like moths to a flame. Throughout history, people with psychosis have been subjected to having holes drilled in their skulls to release evil spirits (trepanning), magical rituals, herbal treatments, prayers to

Author

Brandon A. Gaudiano; Katherine Visser; Elizabeth Thompson

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781009005104