Can the symptoms of schizophrenia be reset?
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https://doi.org/10.1515/cpp-2017-0019Keywords:
schizophrenia, amphetamine-induced psychosis, remissionAbstract
This work basing on a study of medical records is a story of a young patient, repeatedly hospitalized with various diagnoses, in whom the psychiatric symptoms significantly decreased after waking from coma, resulting from an unfortunate accident. There are presented subsequent stages of treatment and hospitalizations and the analysis of the problem if the restart is possible in terms of mental state, in a patient who for years had experienced omental-delusive experiences of high severity and anxiety, leading to several suicidal attempts with serious consequences. The discussion also describes the issue of double diagnosis and the criteria for amphetamine-induced psychosis. Can schizophrenia be cured and its symptoms reset ?References
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