Unitary psychosis
Unitary psychosis
Unitary psychosis (pronunciation: yoo-ni-tair-ee sy-koh-sis) is a term used in psychiatry to describe a condition where the boundaries between different types of psychotic disorders are not clear. The concept suggests that all psychotic disorders are just different manifestations of one underlying disease process.
Etymology
The term "unitary psychosis" is derived from the Latin word "unitas" meaning "oneness" or "singleness", and the Greek word "psyche" meaning "mind" or "soul", and "osis" meaning "abnormal condition" or "disease".
Related Terms
- Psychosis: A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
- Schizophrenia: A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion.
- Bipolar disorder: A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
- Mental disorder: A wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Unitary psychosis
- Wikipedia's article - Unitary psychosis
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