Medium urgency
-Moderately severe
It is a disease characterized by alterations in thinking, behavior and language. It is more frequent in the second decade of life, being more prevalent in men.
It is characterized by hallucinations (hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting things that do not exist), delusions (believing things that are not true), disorganized thinking and speech. Sometimes it is accompanied by a decrease in the expression of emotions and in some cases may even present facial expression and immobility.
To make the diagnosis, the symptoms must persist for at least 6 months and is made by a psychiatrist in the presence of these symptoms, having ruled out other causes.
Treatment combines drugs, psychotherapy and behavioral treatment.
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Dr. Abel Andrés Orelogio
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