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PORPHYRIA FACTS: PSYCHIATRIC - PSYCHOSIS
Psychosis prevents a person from functioning normally.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Psychosis is often seen during the mental change that occurs in porphyria
attacks.
SOURCE:
Robert Johnson MD
Internal Medicine
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During psychotic states, there is an inability to care for self, and the possibility of
self-harm or harm to others if the condition is left untreated.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Most psychosis disappears as the porphyria goes into remission.
SOURCE:
Robert Johnson MD
Internal Medicine
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During periods of psychosis in porphyria the patient can display disorganized
thought and/or speech.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Being at a loss of touch with reality is a major presentation of psychosis occuring
during mental change in porphyria.
SOURCE:
Elizabeth McGuire LCSW
Neuropsychiatric
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Psychosis is a severe mental condition characterized by a loss of contact with
reality.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Mental change during an acute attack of porphyria can be a cause of psychosis.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Psychosis typically including delusions.
SOURCE:
Elizabeth McGuire LCSW
Neuropsychiatric
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Psychosis, is particularly common in Chester porphyria.
SOURCE:
Chester porphyria.
Medicine 2002
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Porphyria patients sometimes as a part of psychosis involved in acute attacks
will demonstrate extreme excitement or mania.
SOURCE:
Elizabeth McGuire LCSW
Neuropsychiatric
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Often during periods of psychosis in acute porphyria, emotion is exhibited in an
abnormal manner.
SOURCE:
Elizabeth McGuire LCSW
Neuropsychiatric
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There can be mistaken perceptions (illusions) displayed by porphyria patients
during acute attacks.
This is known as psychosis.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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In severe cases of psychosis associated with mental change in acute attacks of
porphyria there can be depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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There is a high prevalence of suicide among porphyria patients.
Suicide is found among those eperiencing severe psychosis.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Often during periods of psychosis in acute porphyria, emotion is exhibited in an
abnormal manner.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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During periods of psychosis in porphyria the patient can display disorganized
thought and/or speech.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Treatment of psychosis in acute porphyria patients is touchy.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Care in a hospital is often needed to ensure safety of the porphyria patient
when they are experiencing psychosis in relation to mental changes
taking place during attacks.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Drugs that diminish auditory hallucinations and delusions and stabilize thinking
and behavior (antipsychotic drugs) are most generally contraindicated for acute
porphyria patients as they can further trigger episodes of porphyria.
SOURCE:
Robert Johnson MD
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In severe cases of psychosis associated with mental change in acute attacks of
porphyria there can be depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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There is a high prevalence of suicide among porphyria patients.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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There is often psychosis in acute porphyria,
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Emotions can be exhibited in an abnormal manner when porphyria patients are
experiencing psychosis.
SOURCE:
Robert Johnson MD
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During periods of psychosis in oporphyria the patient can display disorganized
thought and/or speech.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Psychosis. in relation to porphyria patients can include delusions and
hallucinations.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Porphyria is important in psychiatry as it may present with only psychiatric
symptoms; it may masquerade as a psychosis and the patient may be treated
as a schizophrenic person for years; the only manifestation may be histrionic
personality disorder which may not receive much attention.
SOURCE:
Psychotherapy Psychosomanics
1995;64(3-4):121-30
Porphyria: reexamination of psychiatric implications.
Burgovne K, Swartz R, Ananth J.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509
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Acute intermittent porphyria mimics a variety of commonly occurring disorders.
SOURCE:
Psychotherapy Psychosomanics
1995;64(3-4):121-30
Porphyria: reexamination of psychiatric implications.
Burgovne K, Swartz R, Ananth J.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509
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Psychosis is a mental disturbance characterized by a loss of contact with
reality.
SOURCE:
Dr. Kenneth Carlson
Neuropsychiatric
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Delusions and hallucinations are often present in porphyric mental change.
SOURCE:
Robert Johnson MD
Internal Medicine
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