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  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Delirium
  3. Manic psychosis
  4. Obsessive compulsive disorder
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Option 2 : Delirium

Concept:

  • Organic brain disorders are those which occur because of the damage in the brain
  • Delirium causes disturbances in the mental abilities, confused thinking and lack of awareness
  • Alcohol, dementia, organic brain disorders, metabolic disorders, dehydration can cause this delirium
  • Based on the underlying cause treatment can be given like stopping use of any medication or treating the underlying metabolic diseases

Explanation:

  • Hyperactive, Hypoactive and Mixed are the 3 most common forms of delirium
  • Hyperactive -> Patients will be agitated disoriented and will get delusions and hallucinations
  • Hypoactive -> depressed and isolated
  • Mixed -> combination of both
  • Because of all these psychiatric symptoms people can confuse this with schizophrenia

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  • Schizophrenia -> Psychiatric condition characterized by delusions and hallucinations
  • Paranoid is the most common type, apart from that hebephrenic, catatonic, undifferentiated are the other forms of schizophrenia
  • Mania is a condition where the patient will experience extreme happiness and high mood elations
  • OCD -> Where the person will have repeated actions followed by obsessed thoughts
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