Abstract: This paper reviews the diagnosis of first-episode psychosis and treatment options. A search of electronic databases conducted in May 2018 identified relevant studies concerning, and discussion of psychotic, diagnosis and treatment. First-episode psychosis typically causes confusion, depression, and fear in sufferers who are usually likewise trying to manage the uncertainties of adolescence. Patients can endure isolation through the disruption of social networks and the difficulties of disturbing behaviour. They are at higher risk of harm, both physical and psychological. The families and carers of these young people can deal with confusion, fear, and unpredictability as they handle the loss of relationships as they recognized them, in addition to the physical, psychological, and financial concern of care. Early treatment can possibly make a distinction to the course and severity of a person's disease. It could definitely make a distinction to the distress that patients and those close to them experience. With hold-ups in treatment of approximately 2 years after psychotic symptoms present, medical care specialists should be extra vigilant in properly assessing symptoms, and either starting therapy, or referring patients to specialist services.
Title: REVIEW OF DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS OF FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS
Author: Nasser Awadh Saeed Alshehri, Tariq Hameed R Alotaibi, Sami M Althobaiti, Huda D Alsaadi, Ahmed Awadh Saeed Alshehri, Haseah Fahad Albasam
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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