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People with psychosis often have a lack of insight. Read more about the treatment of psychosis. If a person's psychotic episodes are severe, they may need to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Some people need to take medication long term to prevent symptoms recurring. Most people with psychosis who get better with medication need to continue taking it for at least a year. social support – support with social needs, such as education, employment, or accommodation.psychological therapies – the one-to-one talking therapy cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has proved successful in helping people with schizophrenia  in appropriate cases, family therapy has been shown to reduce the need for hospital treatment in people with psychosis.antipsychotic medication – which can help relieve the symptoms of psychosis.Treatment for psychosis involves using a combination of: Your GP should refer you to a mental health specialist for further assessment and treatment. about your delusions – such as whether you feel people are controlling you.about your hallucinations – such as whether you've heard voices.whether you have a family history of mental health conditions – such as schizophrenia.how you've been functioning day-to-day – for example, whether you're still working.how your mood has been – for example, whether you've been depressed.whether you've been taking illegal substances.They may ask you some questions to help determine what's causing your psychosis.

Your GP will look at your symptoms and rule out short-term causes, such as drug misuse. It's important psychosis is treated as soon as possible as early treatment usually has better long-term outcomes. You should see your GP immediately if you're experiencing psychotic episodes. Episodes related to bipolar disorder usually resolve, but may recur. How often a psychotic episode occurs and how long it lasts can depend on the underlying cause.įor example, schizophrenia can be long term, but most people can make a good recovery and about a quarter only have a single psychotic episode. Psychosis can also be triggered by traumatic experiences, stress, or physical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, a brain tumour, or as a result of drug misuse or alcohol misuse.

The combination of hallucinations and delusional thinking can often severely disrupt perception, thinking, emotion, and behaviour.Įxperiencing the symptoms of psychosis is often referred to as having a psychotic episode. delusions – where a person believes things that, when examined rationally, are obviously untrue – for example, thinking your next door neighbour is planning to kill you.

hallucinations – where a person hears, sees and, in some cases, feels, smells or tastes things that aren't there a common hallucination is hearing voices.This might involve hallucinations or delusions. Psychosis is a mental health problem that causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them.