What is paranoia? Of course, this is a mental disorder. It is not considered a psychosis, but people suffering from paranoia experience great problems in contact with society, causing significant inconvenience to those around them. Let's talk about that.
What is paranoia
This is a mental disorder, manifested in an unreasonable distrust of people around. Sometimes this state drags on for a very long period.
People with this disorder have great problems communicating with others because they are very critical of them. At the same time, they themselves do not accept any criticism addressed to them.
Signs of paranoia
Before diagnosing paranoia, a doctor must conduct a series of tests and tests. Above we have already named the main signs of this mental disorder. Let's highlight them thesis:
- constant and unreasonable distrust of other people, which can continue indefinitely;
- hostile perception of other people;
- criticism of their behavior, actions and ideas;
- everything(sometimes aggressive) rejection of criticism directed at oneself.
Clinical picture
The patient suffers from a disorder of thinking and perception. If the paranoid syndrome worsens, then the connection between objects and people is lost in the mind of the paranoid. He begins to have major problems in life, which are expressed even in small everyday situations. He cannot fix them on his own. The paranoid's thoughts are clouded, he becomes simply helpless.
The paranoid begins to hear imaginary voices and sounds. Sometimes it comes to visual hallucinations. The patient begins to rave… In rare cases, the clinical picture of the paranoid syndrome is supplemented by distortions of facial expressions and pantomimics. His gait and he althy posture may suffer.
Now that we know what paranoia is, and what signs it is accompanied by, we can move on to the question of its treatment. More on that later.
Paranoia. Treatment
Treating this mental disorder is not easy. The difficulty lies in the fact that the paranoid, strange as it may sound, refuses to believe that he is, pardon the tautology, paranoid. All this gives rise to an inadequate reaction to any attempts on the part of relatives to talk to him about his problem. The paranoid perceives this as a conspiracy and enemy provocations.
Forced hospitalization of a patient occurs when his behavior becomes potentially dangerous for others and, of course, for himself. In thatcase, treatment is carried out with the help of deposited antipsychotics. However, it is important to understand that drug treatment will not lead to complete relief from this form of mental disorder. That is why the main emphasis in the treatment of paranoia is on a special course of psychotherapy (psychological correction).
A skilled person who knows firsthand what paranoia is should be able to establish a stable working alliance between him and the paranoid. This will not be easy, because the patient is a distrustful and suspicious person. From the very first minutes of the conversation, the psychiatrist must be able to show tolerance, impartiality and understanding towards his patient.
