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- Title
PAPER #104 - Building a schizophrenic like disorder in a gradually manner and overlapped on an cerebral organic background (case study).
- Authors
RUSU, CATALIN; CHIRACU, ALINA; CHIVU, ALINA CRISTINA; TRIFU, SIMONA
- Abstract
Problem Statement: This case allows us to see haw a craniocerebral trauma that occurred in adolescence can be as a trigger for a schizophrenic like disorder in adult life, in a gradually manner: first an organic personality disorder, then a delirious disorder and at the end a schizophrenic like disorder. Together with predisposing elements that could "smooth" the process to the same result, the cerebral trauma accelerates and strengthens the transition from organic personality disorder area to schizophrenic disorder area. Purpose of Study: - identification of important moments in patient life as they appear in the clinical interview - identification of the factors as triggers for the actual symptomatology - defining the modality of the acceleration of schizophrenic like pathology triggered by craniocerebral trauma Research Methods: - clinical interview, observation, diagnostic visions - psychological evaluation: Hamilton clinical depression and anxiety scales - projective examination: Luscher test ad Szondi test - correlations with published literature Findings: Craniocerebral trauma is a trigger factor for alteration of memory, thinking, perception and affectivity area. In this way, together with predisposant and/or favorable factors (like premorbid personality structure, traumatic events and favorable family or social environment) we see post-traumatic personality disorder. In time, they can degenerate and can compose a table of a schizophrenic like disorder. Once the psychical status worsens the social retreat became more present, the patient sees the environmental factors more stressful and more numerous and incontrollable. Conclusions: Craniocerebral trauma can be a trigger factor for an organic personality disease and correlated with predisposing factors (like antisocial personality structure) or with favorable factors (like social, professional and family environment) assure, in time, the transformation in a chronic disease - schizophrenic like disorder.
- Subjects
SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment; CRANIOCEREBRAL injuries; PERSONALITY disorder treatment
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Experimental Applied Psychology, 2015, Vol 6, p90
- ISSN
2069-1971
- Publication type
Abstract