Depressive psychosis most often represents one of the phases of manic-depressive psychosis, which is now commonly called bipolar disorder. However, sometimes this phenomenon can be observed separately.
Depressive psychosis: symptoms
Symptoms include:
- a lowered self-esteem;
- reduction of self-defensive tendencies;
- braking of intellectual activity;
- oppression of instinctive activity;
- difficulty concentrating ;
- decreased sexual drive;
- low mood;
- concentration on painful experiences;
- the appearance of suicidal thoughts and actions;
- motor retardation.
Falling into this state deeper, the person ceases to see the meaning of life, considers himself worthless, blames himself for everything, loses even the primary instincts. Treatment should be started as soon as possible.
Depressive psychosis: treatment
It is not possible to defeat such a disease independently, the doctor prescribes the treatment after a comprehensive diagnosis. In some cases, a hospital is required, and if the disease is not yet too much started, treatment in outpatient settings is sometimes permitted. In the latter case, a great responsibility falls on the close patient, because there are rare cases when patients committed suicide attempts.
The doctor in this case appoints a complex treatment: on the one hand medicamentous, with another - psychotherapeutic, allowing to stabilize a status of the patient. Most often prescribed drugs such as melipramine, tizercin, amitriptyline, but they all require the supervision of a doctor and can not be used arbitrarily.