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Psychosis Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Self-Harm
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At risk of harming others
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Loss of Self-Care Skills
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Psychosis can prevent people from functioning normally and caring for themselves. If the condition is left untreated, people can harm themselves or others.
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Prognosis for brief psychotic disorder is quite good; for schizophrenia, less so. Generally, the longer and more severe a psychotic episode, the poorer the prognosis is for the patient. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical to improving outco...
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Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Cutting one's skin with razors or knives is the most common pattern of self-mutilation. Others include biting, hitting, or bruising oneself;...
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Self-mutilation, also called self-harm, self-injury or cutting, is the intentional destruction of tissue or alteration of the body done without the conscious wish to commit suicide , usually in an attempt to relieve tension.
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