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Psicosis
Definición:
Es una pérdida de contacto con la realidad, incluyendo particularmente delirios (ideas falsas acerca de lo que está sucediendo o quién es la persona) y alucinaciones (ver o escuchar cosas que no están en el lugar).
Nombres alternativos:
Comportamiento psicótico
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La psicosis es una enfermedad mental grave, caracterizada por la pérdida de contacto con la realidad y que puede tener muchas causas potenciales como:
- El alcohol y ciertas drogas que la pueden inducir
- Trastorno bipolar (depresión manÃaca)
- Tumores cerebrales
- Epilepsia
- Depresión psicótica
- Esquizofrenia
- Demencia (mal de Alzheimer y otros trastornos cerebrales degenerativos)
- Accidente cerebrovascular
- Fecha de revisión: 5/17/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Paul Ballas, D.O., Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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