Parents with Psychosis: Impact on Parenting & Parent-Child Relationship- A Systematic Review by Begum Engure in Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine - Juniper Publishers
Psychosisis a mental state that is defined as “A
severe mental illness, derangement, or disorder involving a loss of
contact with reality, frequently with hallucinations, delusions, or
altered thought processes, with or without a known organic origin.’’
[1-4]. A psychotic experience or episode is diagnosed when one or more
of the following symptoms is present: delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence), grossly
disorganized or abnormal motorbehaviour (including catatonia) and
negative symptoms [1]. Thus, among all, the most common symptoms of
psychosis are delusions and hallucinations [1-4].“Psychosis is a term used to cover a range of mental
illnesses where psychotic symptoms typically occur.’’ [2]. The primary
disorders comprise schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional
disorders, schizophreniform disorder and brief psychotic disorder. On
the other hand, it can be attributable to more general mental health
conditions, personality disorders, psychoactive substance or mood
disorder for instance major depression or bipolar disorder [2-4].
Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic disorder and it occurs at the
same rates across women and men. Thus, as it’s assumed that women and
men are affected by psychosis to the same extent, the same holds true
for parents (either mothers or fathers).
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