Sentences with phrase «experiencing psychotic symptoms»

Adolescents with emotional, conduct and hyperkinetic disorders who are experiencing psychotic symptoms may be at increased risk of suicide attempt

There was around twice the odds of later experiencing psychotic symptoms in those earlier reporting nightmares.

At age 12, 24.9 % of children reported having nightmares in the previous 6 months and 7.9 % of the sample were found to be experiencing psychotic symptoms.

The question of course is: how does a person like me who is experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena while in an altered state of consciousness know whether or not it is god who is communicating with them?

It seems the world is made up of: — persons who enter a mystical state and experience oneness and tranquility — persons who have adverse reactions as their minds dissociate resulting in their experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena

All these scriptures / Biblical teachings created a problem for me as over the years when I would experience psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena as a result of intense / deep prayer and meditation, I actually thought that God was trying to show me a sign or tell me something or he was leading me in a particular direction.

The person may or may not experience psychotic symptoms.

Not exact matches

It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going on in my biology which predisposed me to being a depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.

So for example, in my case and that of other persons whose minds dissociate when we engage in intense / deep spiritual practices like intense / deep prayer, meditation, fasting etc and we hear voices, hallucinate, see visions, experience thought insertions, automatic channelling just like a spirit medium as well as other psychic phenomena (clairvoyance etc), and the mind dissociation makes some persons mentally and emotionally unstable; our minds enter an altered state of consciousness just like those of the Buddhist monks but in our case the altered state of our brains results in psychotic and psychic symptoms being induced (interestingly, some persons who are ignorant of how the human brain functions chalk up these experiences to demonic attack)......... are these psychotic, psychic experiences which persons like myself experience a gift from God as well?

On researching my experiences I discovered that when some persons engage in intense spiritual practices like intense prayer, meditation etc. it induces psychotic and psychic symptoms as I described above.

They also experienced more symptoms of paranoia, such as a psychotic episode, than women who developed depression during or after pregnancy.

These thoughts are very distressing to women experiencing postpartum depression, but there are no hallucinations, delusions or psychotic symptoms.

They also experienced more symptoms of paranoia, such as a psychotic episode, than women who developed depression during or after pregnancy.

Factors such as poor emotional control, limited coping skills, poor social functioning, and increased stress sensitivity increase a child's risk of experiencing psychotic - like symptoms (e.g., unusual thoughts, suspiciousness, perceptual disturbances).

Dr Josephine Mollon from King's IoPPN, now with Yale University, said: «For individuals with psychotic disorders, cognitive decline does not just begin in adulthood, when individuals start to experience symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but rather many years prior — when difficulties with intellectual tasks first emerge — and worsen over time.

Up to two thirds of people with Alzheimer's disease experience psychotic episodes, yet the distressing symptom is still widely under - recognised and is challenging to treat.

Experience of stressful events has also been related to both the development of both nightmares and psychotic symptoms in late childhood and may be important.»

Most people who smoke pot enjoy it, but a smaller proportion experience psychotic - like symptoms, such as feeling suspicious or paranoid.

«The approval of Fanapt ™ marks a new opportunity for many patients with schizophrenia, who experience only partial responses to current therapies, to achieve better control of their symptoms,» remarked Dr. Peter J. Weiden, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychotic Disorders Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

schizophrenia — most people affected by schizophrenia experience a range of psychotic symptoms and commonly have difficulty organising their thoughts

The remaining 108 items assessed a range of child mental health and well - being constructs, including: Social Integration, Prosocial Behaviour, Peer Relationship Problems, Supportive Relationships (at home, school and in the community), Empathy, Emotional Symptoms, Conduct Problems, Aggression, Attention, Inhibitory Control, Hyperactivity - Inattention, Total Difficulties (internalising and externalising psychopathology), Perceptual Sensitivity, Psychotic - Like Experiences, Personality, Self - esteem, Daytime Sleepiness and Connection to Nature (engagement with natural environment).

Adults with psychosis or psychotic experiences may report adverse life events prior to the onset of symptoms but direction of causality can not be inferred

Many patients continue to experience persistent positive psychotic symptoms, hallucinations, and delusions, which are disabling and distressing.

Items assessed psychotic - like experiences (child - and caregiver - report), internalising and externalising psychopathology (emotional symptoms, peer relationship problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity — inattention; child - and caregiver - report using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [11, 12]-RRB-, and delays or abnormalities in speech and / or motor milestone development (caregiver - report).

Citation: Sullivan SA, Wiles N, Kounali D, Lewis G, Heron J, Cannon M, et al. (2014) Longitudinal Associations between Adolescent Psychotic Experiences and Depressive Symptoms.

Psychotic experiences are prevalent in community samples and are highly correlated with depressive symptoms.

In the realm of trait variables, in a longitudinal study of stable outpatients involving an initial assessment and a 9 - mo follow - up session, 24 those who scored high on a self - report measure of trait anxiety at the initial assessment and who experienced one or more «independent» stressful life events (ie, events not caused by patient behavior) during the month prior to the follow - up session showed significant increases in psychotic symptoms compared with those who either were low in trait anxiety or had no independent stressful life events.

This study examined whether internalizing or externalizing trajectories (continuity / discontinuity of symptoms) from middle childhood were associated with adolescent psychotic - like experiences (PLEs).

Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Psychotic - Like Symptoms and Stress Reactivity in Daily Life in Nonclinical Young Adults.

Using the experience sampling method (ESM), a structured diary technique assessing current context, mood, and psychotic symptoms in daily life (I.M. - G., M. Oorschot, D. Collip, J. Lataster, P. Delespaul, J. Van Os, unpublished data), 20 it was shown that increased risk for psychosis is associated with increased emotional reactivity to the small stresses of daily life.