LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Psychosis: Thinking
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Participants in this course will learn from national experts who are leaders in the development of new psychosis treatment methods. The lectures will offer unique opportunities to interact on-line, and discuss clinical challenges over the Internet.
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The treatment of a psychosis depends on the cause. Medicines are usually the most important part of the treatment. Many medicines are available. These medicines can cause some side effects, but you and your health care provider will watch for them closely.
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The particular antipsychotic that is chosen to treat psychosis depends to a large extent on the side effects that the patient can tolerate. The different antipsychotics available can be divided into low and high potency categories.
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Norway has some of the most sophisticated programs of early intervention in psychosis in the world. The TIPs program is based in the city of Stavanger, on the coast of Norway. See the story "How mentally ill are treated in Norway" for more information.
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Generally... advances in both diagnosis and the scientific study of psychosis have led to theories drawing on biology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology being accepted as mainstream explanations. In the United States and Europe, few reputable practitioners since the 1990s have approached psychosis outside this scientific frame of reference.
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Neurosis is a general term referring to mental distress that, unlike psychosis, does not prevent rational thought or daily functioning. This term, coined by William Cullen in the 18th century, has fallen out of favor along with the psychological school of thought called psychoanalysis, founded by Sigmund Freud.
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