Organic Psychosis
1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0033-3182(88)72418-4
ISSN1545-7206
Autores Tópico(s)Neurological and metabolic disorders
ResumoOrganic psychosis may occur in patients with overt brain disorders or toxic-metabolic encephalopathies. It is most commonly manifested by persecutory delusions but may include Schneiderian first-rank symptoms, content-specific delusions, or a formal thought disorder. Complex delusions occur in patients with intact intellectual function, whereas patients with dementia exhibit uncomplicated paranoid beliefs. Auditory hallucinations frequently accompany delusional syndromes. Disorders producing organic psychosis affect limbic system structures, and the lateral predominance of the lesion may influence the nature of the psychotic experience. Organic psychoses often respond to treatment with neuroleptic agents.
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