Whats the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia?
Psychosis is a general term for a mental abnormality, which may involve a loss of reality within the patient. Patients may experience hallucinations, or delusional beliefs. Schizophrenia, however, is a specific illness. However, it is very complex, which has hindered the diagnosis & treatment processes for many years. There are many varieties of schizophrenia, such as catatonic (which causes disruption in movement – patients may find themselves “locked” in strange physical positions for hours on end, or make unusual facial expressions & limb movements) and disorganised. Patients with schizophrenia may show symptoms of psychosis – such as hallucinations etc. However it is their other symptoms – depending on which sub-type they may fall into – that cause them to be diagnosed otherwise. It is entirely possible to relapse, regardless of what mental abnormality you may suffer from. If, in this sense, you suffer from psychosis at some point – then suffer it again, with no other symptoms of a
