News of Psychotic Disorders

Pretty sure my brother has DD. There's no way in hell to get him to go to a doctor...he trusts no one and it seems to be getting worse. How do you convince some who has this disorder that they need help??? I was thinking of telling him that I know someone who had the same problems as him. People following him, bugging his car, trying to poison him..etc. and he went to the doctor ...

I have been married for 4 years now to a wonderful man, but through these four years, he has accused me of cheating on him over one hundred times. These delusions have at times been so real to him that he called me names and was prepared to confront the man he thought I was with. He in not comfortable leaving me alone or having me go somewhere alone. Every time, without fail he assumes ...

Hello,

I am just putting this post here to try to locate others that were diagnosed a chronic schizophrenic and consider themselves to have beaten it. I believe I have beaten it even though I am still a bit of an alienated oddball. What else could you be after an experience such as that. In addition, I do not believe schizophrenia is an illness, I believe its a natural healing process, I am anti psychiarty, ...

Hi All,

I am really wary about starting a new topic about psychiatric forensics, but it may help others in the future and it helps me to talk about the process... so here goes!

Our first session was Tuesday morning when the doctor met with myself and my wife. The psychiatrist is a very sharp, no-nonsense kind of guy who won't let you make vague statements. He demands specifics and details. I have not yet ...

http://realage.healthology.com/video_pl ... D=&spg=FIF


or


http://www.abilify.com/abilify/channels ... ia_Abilify

Hi people,
Maybe I'm not schizophrenic but ... I've got a problem that I decided to solve eventually. I'm just wondering if anyone of you has an answer for this. I've been talking to myself and smilling to myself for at least seven years. Talking happens mostly after some stressful situation. I imagine that I argue with person that caused this stress. Sometimes I talk to myself for hours. I stop when I have a ...

im not sure if this is a syptom or not
ive heard voices, at first i believed they were my own thoughts but now they are abusive , i am a self-hating person anyway so im not sure but theyre inside my head not outside
its like a tape playing inside my head and i cant control or get rid of them
help would be appreiciated
please could you email me with your thoughts
...

ON-LINE RESOURCES
The following are some valuable online resources.
The list will be continually updated.

(Special Thanks to GRB, RogerC & Happymom)

National Mental Health Alliance:
http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/index.cfm
http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/help/index.cfm

Informational Sites:
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/di ... p?disID=29
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/di ... _alpha.php
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/ar ... _alpha.php
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/ ...

Hi everyone,

I just need to vent a little. I posted on this sight back in July and it was very helpful knowing there are others that understand.

My husband and I have been married 14 years. We tried for years to have children and couldn't. When the infertility first was diagnosed my husband accussed me of cheating with a friend of his. (Male infertility) He said he watched me through a door keyhole along ...

Welcome.
I have been recently asked to moderate this forum on Delusional Disorder.
I am not a doctor, but I believe I have some first hand experience.

What is Delusional Disorder?
This illness is a psychosis characterized by non-bizzare delusions which last at least one month. The intensity of such perceptions may wax or wane over time. The person suffering from delusions is often functional in all other aspects of their life. Statistically this illness ...