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PSYCHOSIS: SYMPTOMS, SIGNS AND STEPS TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
• Understand what psychosis is • Be able to spot the early warning signs • Know how to help someone get help
AFTER THIS SHORT PRESENTATION, YOU WILL:
MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK
SO WHAT IS PSYCHOSIS? Psychosis is a mental health problem that causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them. This might involve hallucinations or delusions.
IT’S A YOUNG PERSON’S DISEASE• Most mental illnesses are chronic diseases of the young
• Symptoms commonly first appear in people age 16-25
35 85% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOTIC ILLNESSES DEVELOPED THIS BEFORE THEY TURNED 35
SO WHAT ARE THE COMMON CAUSES OF PSYCHOSIS?• mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia)
• medical illnesses (e.g. epilepsy)
• substances: such as alcohol or drugs
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEM• People suffering from psychosis did nothing to “cause” their disease
• It requires treatment just like any other illness or injury
• The sooner someone gets treatment the more likely they are to get better
THE KEY TO SEEKING HELP IS UNDERSTANDING SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS• Hallucinations - seeing or hearing things that aren’t there
• Delusions - believing things that aren’t true, and are often impossible
• Thought Disorder - trouble putting thoughts in order or keeping track of usual tasks
• Lack of insight and self-awareness
The combination of hallucinations and delusional thinking can often severely disrupt perception, thinking, emotion and behavior.
PSYCHOSIS SYMPTOMS - HALLUCINATIONS
• Sight – may see colors and shapes, or people or animals that aren't there
• Sounds - hear indistinct noises or voices that may be angry or critical
• Smell – usually a strange or unpleasant odor
• Taste – some people with psychosis have complained of having a constant unpleasant taste in their mouth
SIGNS OF PSYCHOSISWatch for changes in behavior such as:
• withdrawing from usual activities with friends
• spacing out or falling behind in tasks
• social isolation
“IT STARTED WITH MYLOSS OF INTEREST INBASICALLY EVERYTHING”
SIGNS IN SCHOOL• Falling asleep in class
• Struggling with basic work
• Paying less attention to personal appearance and hygiene
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE THE SIGNSIf you believe you see the signs of psychotic disorder in someone you know then they need your help.
IF YOUR FRIEND WAS HURTING YOU’D CALL A DOCTOR
WHAT IF PEOPLE TREATED PHYSICAL ILLNESS LIKE MENTAL ILLNESS?
TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THOSE AROUND THEM, IGNORE THE SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS AND AVOID GETTING NECESSARY TREATMENT
Treatment is effective. The sooner treatment is started, the better the recovery.
MYTH: TREATMENT DOESN’T WORK
#1
Don’t believe the scary things you see in movies. Treatment is safe and comfortable.
MYTH: TREATMENT IS SCARY AND PAINFUL
#2
Early treatment often happens in an office. The patient comes in for treatment and then goes home again.
MYTH: TREATMENT MEANS BEING LOCKED IN A HOSPITAL
#3
TREATMENT AREA NOW EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
MILFORD AND BRANFORD
TAKE THE MINDCHECK QUIZ AT MINDMAPCT.ORG This quiz is for young people wondering if they have
psychosis or for their friends or family
OUR MISSION: To work with our community to transform pathways to professional care for those who have recently suffered the onset of a psychotic illness
OUR TREATMENT: • a full assessment of your needs to navigate a clear path to mental health • prescriptions for medications when required • psychological services • social, occupational and educational supports
OUR OUTCOMES: STEP has followed >150 young people with psychosis over the past 6 years, and in their first year after engagement Those in treatment with us were 50% less likely to be hospitalized and 90% of them were vocationally engaged
High School College
Mental Health Services
Public Charity/Clergy
Primary Care Hospital
Social Services
Judicial Police/Probation
Consumer/ Youth/Orgs.
Branches of Government
PATHWAYS TO CARE: MINDMAP
AVERAGE COST OF A WEEK’S
TREATMENT AT STEP CLINIC$290
Average cost of one week ofincarceration in Connecticut
Average cost of one week ina psychiatric hospital
$835
$6,840
TRAPPED IN THE CYCLE
Back Home
Psychotic Episode Hospital
Police Called
Jail
BREAK THE CYCLE
Back Home
Psychotic Episode
Police Called
Hospital Jail
EARLY TREATMENT• The sooner someone with psychosis symptoms gets the treatment
they need… the better and faster their recovery will be.
EARLY DETECTION SAVES MINDS
QUALITY OF LIFE
EARLY TREATMENT REGULAR TREATMENT UNTREATED
YEARS
If in doubt about eligibility, just call us.
203 589 0388 | www.mindmapct.org
OUR TEAM
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
PSYCHOSIS
UNDERSTAND THE ILLNESS.
LAUNCH – FEBRUARY 2015
MEDIA – TRANSIT
MEDIA – OUTREACH
EARLY INTERVENTION FOR PSYCHOSIS
WHO DO WE TREAT?
Recent onset of psychosis (<3 years) 16 - 35 years
Restricted to the following towns:
At risk or 'prodromal' for psychosis 12 - 35 years
No geographic restrictions
MEDIA – BILLBOARDS
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
YOUTUBE
YEAR ONE
Social media impressions
SCOREBOARD
Website visits
OUR COMMUNITY ONLINE
Completed quiz
2,980,000
13,962
582
Clients Enrolled 37
Clients Eligible 137
OUR COMMUNITY ONLINE
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